Steinmetz:Dipterocarpus

Dipterocarpus turbinatus (and other species)

Also known as (or relevant to) Dipterocarpus turbinatus (and other species) 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