<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!DOCTYPE Zthes SYSTEM "http://zthes.z3950.org/xml/zthes-05.dtd">  <Zthes><term><termId>31339896</termId><termName>balm of Gilead</termName><termType>PT</termType><termNote><![CDATA[ Fragrant myrrhlike oleoresin obtained from the small evergreen tree, Commiphora opobalsamum, native to the Middle East. Used in perfumes and medicines. Referred to in biblical Genesis as a healing balm; valued in medicine and perfume in ancient Greece and the Roman Empire. The term "balm of Gilead" has been incorrectly used to refer to "Canada balsam," which is derived from a North American tree. ]]></termNote><termCreatedDate>2026-03-30 20:31:40</termCreatedDate><relation><relationType>UF</relationType><termId>31339897</termId><termName>Mecca balsam</termName><termType>ND</termType></relation><relation><relationType>UF</relationType><termId>31339898</termId><termName>balsam of Mecca</termName><termType>ND</termType></relation><relation><relationType>BT</relationType><termId>31316584</termId><termName>balsam</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation><relation><relationType>RT</relationType><termId>31339871</termId><termName>Canada balsam</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation></term>  </Zthes>