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Copaiba oil is an essential oil obtained by steam distillation of Copaiba oleoresin obtained from various species of Copaifera.[1] The oil is a colorless to slightly yellow liquid with the characteristic odor of copaiba oleoresin.[2]
Constituents[edit]
The principal constituent of copaiba oil is β-caryophyllene[3] The oil also contains significant amounts of α-Bergamotene, α-Copaene, and β-Bisabolene.[4]
Cosmetic Use[edit]
Copaiba oil ised
Medicinal Use[edit]
Copaiba oil has been used traditionally in folk medicine as an anit-inflammatory, antitumor, antitetanus, antiblenorrhagea, as a urinary antiseptic agent and as a cure for bronchitis, syphilis, skin diseases, ulcers, as well as for healing wounds.[5]
Safety[edit]
The Food and Chemicals Codex lists Copaiba oil as safe as a flavoring agent in foods.[6]
Copaiba oil has both an accute oral and dermal LD50 exceeding 5g/kg,[7] which classifies it as non-toxic.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ Perfumer & Flavorist, Vol. 5, August/September 1980.
- ^ Food and Chemicals Codex, Fourth Edition, 1996; National Academy Press, ISBN: 0-309-05394-3
- ^ Guenther, E. (1952). The Essential Oils. Vol. V. p. 2-4. D. Van Nostrand, Inc., Princeton, New Jersey.
- ^ Valdir F. Veiga Jr. et al, Phytochemical and Antioedematogenic Studies of Commercial Copaiba Oils Available in Brazil; Phytotherapy Research, 15, 476-480 (2001).
- ^ Lewis WH, Elvin-Lewis PF. 1977. Medical Botany--Plants Affecting Man's Health. John Wiley & Sons: New york; 353.
- ^ Food and Chemicals Codex, Fourth Edition, 1996; National Academy Press, ISBN: 0-309-05394-3
- ^ D. L. J. Opdyke, Food and Cosmetics Toxicology, Vol 14, p. 687 (1976)
- ^ Robert Tisserand, Tony Balacs (1995). Essential Oil Safety. Churchill Livingstone Press, ISBN 978-0443052606.