Steinmetz:Dipteryx
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Dipteryx odorata (and other species)
Dipteryx odorata (and other species)
Also known as (or relevant to)
Dipteryx odorata
(and other species)
Coumarouna odorata
Family
Leguminosae
English Names
Tonca bean
Tonquin bean
Natural Habitat
Northern Brazil
Venezuela
British Guiana
Surinam
Part(s) Used
Semen Tonca (Semen Tonco)
Constituent(s)
cumarin (coumarin)
phytosterin
fatty oil
starch
gum
sugar;
Action
cardiac-tonic
conrigent
fumigatory
narcotic toxic; used to flavour snuff and tobacco. It is employed in whooping cough
P. S. Dipteryx oppositifolia is used for the same purposes
but is less valuable
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