Steinmetz:Dipterocarpus

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Dipterocarpus turbinatus (and other species)

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Dipterocarpaceae
English Names
  • Gurjun balsam tree
Natural Habitat
  • Southern Asia
  • Eastern Bengal
  • Burma
  • Eastern India
  • Cochin China
  • Malaya
Part(s) Used
  • Balsamum Copaivae ostindicum = Balsamum Gurjunicum = Balsamum Dipterocarpi. This balsam is commenly called Wood Oil
Constituent(s)
  • oleo-resin
  • essential oil
  • resin
  • acids (containing gurjunic acid)
  • bitter principle
Action
  • used as a substitute for Copaiba. It is much used for painting houses and ships. It is employed externally in skin diseases and leprosy
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