Copaifera species

Source Copaifera officinalis (Jacq.) L. or other South American Copaifera species (Family Leguminosae or Fabaceae). 

The oil has shown in vitro antibacterial activity,and the oleoresin from Brazilian Copaifera species has shown anti-inflammatory activity following oral administration in rats. ... 

Copaiba (balsam) oils are obtained by steam distillation of the exudate (balsam) from the trunk of several species of Copaifera L. (Fabaceae), a genus of trees growing in the Amazon basin. They are colorless to light yellow liquids with the characteristic odor of the corresponding balsams and an aromatic, slightly bitter, pungent taste. 

Copaiba Oil occurs as a colorless to slightly yellow liquid with the characteristic odor of copaiba balsam and an aromatic, slightly bitter and pungent taste. It is the volatile oil obtained by steam distillation of copaiba balsam, an exudate from the trunk of various South American species of Copaifera L. (Fam. Leguminosae). It is soluble in alcohol, in most fixed oils, and in mineral oil. It is insoluble in glycerin and practically insoluble in propylene glycol. 

During the summer of 1979, USDA made a special effort to collect Leguminosae species. And in September 1979, Calvin drew attention to the Leguminosae Copaifera langsdorfii which, he observed, produces virtually pure diesel fuel (23). 

This oil is obtained by the distillation of the oleo-resin (balsam) of copaiba, which is the product of several species of Copaifera. The trees yielding this valuable commercial product are principally found round about the Amazon and its tributary streams, as far north as Guaiana, Venezuela, and Columbia. The principal varieties of the balsam are the following —... 

A species of Copaifera (C. himenifolia) is listed by Waller (1995c) as forming the basis of an organic colourant used for illuminating manuscripts in Mesoamerica. The Aztec (Nahuatl) names, as... 

Copaifera reticulata and oil containing sesquiterpenes other species of copaiba and diterpene acids of eperuic by boring trunk and hardwickiic groups anti-inflammatory, wide range skin antiseptic, also used internally 30... 

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