Copaifera officinalis explained

Copaifera officinalis, the copaiba balsam, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to Bolivia, Brazil, and Venezuela.[1] [2] It has been introduced to Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Trinidad and Tobago, Sierra Leone, India, and Sri Lanka.[2] Like other members of its genus, its trunks are tapped for its oleoresin, sometimes termed balsam of copaiba or, when refined, copaiba oil, which has industrial, artisanal, and medicinal purposes.[1] Its oleoresin exhibits better bactericidal activity against common pathogens than that of Copaifera langsdorffii.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Copaifera officinalis (copaiba balsam) . Rojas-Sandoval . Julissa . Acevedo-Rodríguez . Pedro . 22 November 2019 . Invasive Species Compendium . CAB International . 29 May 2021 .
  2. Web site: Copaifera officinalis L. . . Plants of the World Online . Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . 29 May 2021 .
  3. Antimicrobial activity of Brazilian copaiba oils obtained from different species of the Copaifera genus . 2008 . Santos . Adriana Oliveira dos . Ueda-Nakamura . Tânia . Dias Filho . Benedito Prado . Veiga Junior . Valdir F. . Pinto . Angelo C. . Nakamura . Celso Vataru . Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz . 103 . 3 . 277–281 . 10.1590/S0074-02762008005000015 . 18545856 . free . 1807/57491 . free .

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