1. balm - Noun
2. balm - Verb
An aromatic plant of the genus Melissa.
The resinous and aromatic exudation of certain trees or shrubs.
Any fragrant ointment.
Anything that heals or that mitigates pain.
To anoint with balm, or with anything medicinal. Hence: To soothe; to mitigate.
Source: Webster's dictionaryFriendship is the finest balm for the pangs of despised love. Jane Austen
Humor has been the balm of my life, but it's been reserved for those close to me, not part of the public Lana. Lana Turner
Thinking as I do that the Creator of this world is a very cruel being, and being a worshipper of Christ, I cannot help saying ''the Son, O how unlike the Father'' First God Almighty comes with a thump on the head. Then Jesus Christ comes with a balm to heal it. William Blake
Every hand and every hour should be devoted to rescue the world from its insanity of guilt, and to assuage the pangs of human hearts with balm and anodyne. To pity distress is but human; to relieve it is Godlike. Horace Mann
Money is sweet balm. Egyptian Proverb
Women, money, and wine have their balm and their harm. French Proverb