Guaiacwood
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Botanical Name |
Bulnesia sarmienti |
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Family |
Zygophyllaceae |
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Other Names |
Champaca wood, ‘palo santo |
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Description |
Small tree up to 4m/13ft tall |
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Native to |
South America |
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Actions |
Anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, Antirheumatic, antiseptic, diaphoretic, diuretic, laxative |
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Extraction |
Steam distillation of broken wood |
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Constituents |
42-72% guaiol, bulnesol, bulnesene, guaiene, patchoulene, guaioxide |
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Circulatory, muscle joint |
Arthritis, gout, rheumatoid arthritis |