Balm of Gilead (disambiguation)

Balm of Gilead may refer to:

Nature

• Balm of Gilead, Populus x jackii, a North American species of poplar tree, or the resin that it and related species produce, sometimes called Populus x candicans or Populus x gileadensis.
• Balsam of Mecca, resin and other products of the Arabian tree species Commiphora gileadensis (syn. Commiphora opobalsamum), first mentioned in connection with Gilead, familiar from the Bible and from classical Greek and Latin texts, usually translated as "balm" or "balsam".
• Canada balsam, resin produced by the fir species Abies balsamea, though this attribution is incorrect
• Balm of Gilead, a common name for the shrubby herbaceous plant Cedronella canariensis in the mint family.

The arts

• Balm in Gilead, 1965 play by Lanford Wilson
• "Balm in Gilead", song released and recorded by Karen Clark Sheard off of her 1997 debut album Finally Karen
• "There Is A Balm In Gilead", traditional African-American spiritual or hymn
• Balm in Gilead, 2009 musical album by Rickie Lee Jones

Other

• Balm of Gilead, group that works to address the issue of AIDS within the African American community by engaging churches in the discussion. They host the Black Church week of Prayer every year to rally churches around this issue.