Balm of Gilead was a rare perfume mentioned in the Bible, which has come to signify a universal cure in figurative speech.
Balm of Gilead or similar may also refer to:
Flora Cedronella, a genus of flowering plants Commiphora gileadensis, a shrub native to the Middle East Populus x jackii, the hybrid between balsam poplar and the eastern cottonwood Populus sect. Tacamahaca, a group of about 10 species of poplars Ginger beer plant, a form of fermentation starter Stacte, names used for one component of the Solomon's Temple incense
Arts and entertainment Balm in Gilead, a 1965 play by Lanford Wilson Balm in Gilead (book), a 1988 biography of Margaret Morgan Lawrence "There Is a Balm in Gilead", a traditional African American spiritual song, including a list of recordings Balm in Gilead (album), by Rickie Lee Jones (2009)
See also The Raven a poem by Edgar Allan Poe, with the line "Is there balm in Gilead?"