33. Dammara.—Dammar. Gum Dammar.

Botanical name: 

33. DAMMARA.—DAMMAR. GUM DAMMAR. A spontaneous, resinous exudation collected in the East Indies from A'gathis dam'mara Richard. Transparent, straw-colored, rounded masses, almost free from odor and taste, and breaking with a glossy, conchoidal fracture. Used mostly for varnishes.


A Manual of Organic Materia Medica and Pharmacognosy, 1917, was written by Lucius E. Sayre, B.S. Ph. M.