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Copaiba OilCopaiba is the highest know source of the anti-inflammatory chemical, caryophyllene. Copaiba Oil may also be used as a flavoring agent of food products. Family: Fabaceae. Genus: Copaifera paupera. Common Names: Copaiba Main Action:
Part Used: Resin, Oil. The copaiba tree grows from 15-30 m high in the Peruvian tropical Amazon. The part that is employed medicinally is the oleoresin (a.k.a. balsam), making it a sustainable rainforest resource that can be harvested without destroying the tree. Copaiba is the highest know source of the anti-inflammatory chemical, caryophyllene. Copaiba Oil may also be used as a flavoring agent of food products. |
