CURRUCAY
copaibacopaitera officinalis
CURRUCAY
copaibacopaitera officinalis
Other Names:
Amacey
,
Cabimbo
,
Camíbar
,
COPAYERO
,
CURRUCAY
,
Marano
, of Palo
Balsam
,
Palo Oil
,
Tacamaca
.
In the
Amazon
and
Orinoco
, grow several species of trees of the genus Copaifera, which secrete
a
resin when they are pierced the trunk. By distilling the resin, you get the so - called "oil stick" or "Balsam Copaiba", which
was
already used in
America
in the seventeenth century as
a
remedy against venereal
diseases
, today called STDs (
sexually transmitted diseases
)
Habitat:
tropical regions of South
America
, particularly
Brazil
, Colombia,
Venezuela
, and the
Antilles
.
Description:
beautiful tree bearing, the
family
of legumes, which reaches 15 to 20 meters in height. The flowers are white, and grow in spikes. The fruit is an oval pod that contains
a
single seed surrounded by pulp.
Used parts:
the resin extracted from its trunk.
Properties and indications:
the balm of
copaiba
contains an
essential
oil and resin, whose composition is dominated
copaíba
acid, which is excreted through the kidneys, and acts as antiseptic and antiiflamatorio on
genital
and
urinary
mucous membranes. It is effective against
gonorrhea
or
gonorrhea
male and
female
venereal
disease
that is accompanied by inflammation and irritation of the urethra (the conduit by which eliminates the urine to the outside) It
has
also been used as balsamic in cases of
bronchitis
.
Use:
the balm of
copaiba
takes
a
spoonful of dessert (about 5 grams) 1 to 2 times
a
day.
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