Copaiba is a stimulant oleoresin obtained from the stems of several South African legs with narrow legs (genus Copaifera ). The thick and transparent exudate varies in color from light gold to dark brown, depending on the ratio of resin to volatile oil. Copaiba is used in making varnishes and lacquers.
Balsam can be distilled with steam to give copaiba oil , a light yellow liquid with a distinctive odor of balsam and aromatic, slightly bitter, and sharp taste. The oil consists mainly of sesquiterpene hydrocarbons; the main component is caryophyllene.
Copaiba is also a common name for some tree species of the legume family originating from Tropical Africa and North and South America.
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Usage
Copaiba is very interesting as a source of biodiesel, due to the high yield of 12,000 liters per ha. Resin is tapped from standing trees, with individual trees producing 40 liters per year.
Copaiba has been used in traditional medicine.
It has a long history of being used as a folk medicine. In Panama, the Yaviza mix resin with honey and give it to newborns to impart knowledge and counteract hexa.
Inside the Peruvian Amazon near Iquitos, it is also used as a mosquito repellent.
Balsam and oil are used as a fiksatif in perfume and soap fragrances.
Copaiba is also used as an artist's material, especially in the recipe of oil paint and ceramic decoration. Mineral painter uses media made of copaiba, turpentine and lavender to be mixed with their minerals for adhesion to ceramic vessels before kiln burning. Copaiba makes a good medium for oil and helps with adhesion and shining quality.
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Histori
The extracted copaiba oil resin has been used medically since the 16th century by natives of northern and northeastern Brazil. Traditional medicine is given orally or is used as an ointment in the treatment of various diseases.
Medication
In the 21st century, research has shown that the beneficial effect of Copaiba is due to its anti-inflammatory, anti-tumor, anti-tetanus, antiseptic and antihemorrhagic properties.
In Brazil, studies of medicinal plants, especially Copaiba oil resins, are documented in one rat study to have no effect on the severed bowel healing.
Industry and commerce
Amazonian rainforest
Copaiba oil production is socially significant for the Amazon as it represents about 95% of Brazil's oil-resin production industry. The annual production of Copaiba oil in the Amazon is estimated at 500 ton/year. The commercialization of Copaiba as oil or in capsule form has grown due to demand by traditional and extensive use, and is exported to other countries, including the United States, France, and Germany.
Despite its use in various pharmacological forms and widespread use in traditional medicine, Copaiba has not been officially listed as a phytochemical drug. Experiments to assess the cytotoxic and mutagenic potential of Copaiba resins are under way in Brazil to determine safe use, prior to the development of phytochemical drugs. In the experimental conditions used in the study in rats, it was concluded that the oil resin from the commercial Copaiba oil resin did not exhibit genotoxic or mutagenic effects.
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