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Copaifera Officinalis
This tree yields balsam of copaiba, used
in medicine. The balsam is collected by making incisions in the
stem, when the liquor is said to pour out copiously; as it exudes
it is thin and colorless, but immediately thickens and changes to
a clear yellow. Like many other balsams, it is nearly allied to
the turpentines; it has a moderately agreeable smell, and a
bitter, biting taste of considerable duration. Distilled with
water it yields a limpid essential oil.
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