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Copaiba

Plants CoontieCopper Beech

African Copaiba Balsam Tree, African Copaiba Balsamtree, Ilorin Balsam, West African Copal, West African Gum Copal, West African Gum-Copal
Common Names in French:
Copahu Africaine ...

 


COPAIBA BALSAM: Copaifera officinalis.
A natural oil from the Copaiba tree with EXCELLENT ANTISEPTIC PROPERTIES; works against all skin disorders and can be used as a cure for athlete's foot.
For internal and external use.
20 ml.

Copaiba - Copaifera officinalis
Copalchi - Coutarea latiflora
Corazón - Anona reticulata
Corazón de hombre - Peperomia pellucida
Corazón de la Virgen - Dicentra formosa
Corazón de peña - Hypericum ericoides
Corazoncillo - Hypericum perforatum ...

The bruised leaves, like those of peach or almond, when rubbed within any vessel will remove the odour left by oil of cloves, balsam of copaiba, etc., if the grease has first been cleaned away with alcohol.

As compared with copaiba in this connexion cubebs has the advantages of being less disagreeable to take and somewhat less likely to disturb the digestive apparatus in prolonged administration.

See also: Medic, Balsa, Balsam, Cubeb, Pepper

Plants CoontieCopper Beech

 
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