Steinmetz:Copaifera

General Index (総索引)

Medicinal Effect (薬効一覧)

Copaifera officinalis (and other species)

Also known as (or relevant to) Copaifera officinalis (and other species) 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

Constituent(s) oleoresin (containing volatile oil and resin acids) bitter principle Action balsam: stimulant purgative vulnerary: oil: diuretic laxative stimulant used in gonorrhoea