Steinmetz:Copaifera
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Copaifera officinalis (and other species)
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Leguminosae
- English Names
- Copaiba
- Copal
- Zanzibar Copal (Gum Animi)
- Kauri Gum (New Zealand)
- Natural Habitat
- Brazil
- Columbia
- Venezuela; Wert Africa (an unofficial variety); New Zealand
- Part(s) Used
- Balsamum Copaivae
- Oleum Copaivae
- Gummi Copal
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- Constituent(s)
- oleoresin (containing volatile oil and resin acids)
- bitter principle
- Action
- balsam: stimulant
- purgative
- vulnerary: oil: diuretic
- laxative
- stimulant
- used in gonorrhoea
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