The balm of Gilead was considered to be medicinal.

基列的香脂被认为是药用的。

In the Hebrew holy books, the balm of Gilead was a symbol of something that would cure you, that would make you better.

在希伯来的圣书中，基列的香膏象征着某种可以治愈你、让你变得更好的东西。

During the middle part of the nineteenth century, this notion of a balm of Gilead was used as a symbol for getting rid of the pain and suffering that the African-American community was experiencing.

在 19 世纪中叶，这种基列香膏的概念被用作摆脱非裔美国人社区正在经历的痛苦和苦难的象征。