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Moronobea Coccinea
The hog gum tree, which attains the height of
100 feet. A fluid juice exudes from incisions in the trunk and
hardens into a yellow resin. It is said the hogs in Jamaica when
wounded rub the injured part against the tree so as to cover it
with the gum, which possesses vulnerary properties; hence its
name. The resin has been employed as a substitute for copaiba
balsam, and plasters are made of it.
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