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Copaiba

27 April, 2022


Copaiba essential oil offers for its presence: Self-confidence, present moment, security, vitality…


Botanical name : Copaifera officinalis

Family : FabáceaCaesalpiniaceae

Plant/part : Copaifera reticulata, cinalis, coriacea, and langsdorffii resin

Extraction : Distillation by steam drag of the resin

Habitat : Brazil, Peru, Colombia Guyana, Venezuela as Antilles


Botanical description

Tree 20 to 30 m tall, straight trunk, with globose and wide crown, can reach 30 m high, rough bark, greenish gray with small brownish lenticels, and glabrous twigs. Leathery paripinnate leaves, alternate and also compound; they have 4 to 5 pairs of leaflets, dotted pellucids, dense and also finely cross-linked; lustrous on both sides, obliquely oblong elliptical, rounded or sharp at the base, obtusely acuminate 3 to 5 cm long and 1 to 2 cm wide. Racemose terminal inflorescence, in narrow panicles. Flower white, sessile, fragrant, small, bisexual, glabrous on the outside and beautiful on the inside. Fruit legume bivalva dehiscent. Seeds of 1.2 to 4 covered by a bright orange ring.

For information, to obtain 10 ml of copaiba essential oil we need about 400 grams of resin.


What Copaiba contains

How:

  • Sesquiterpenes: beta-caryophyllene (63.29%), germacrene-D (3.17%), alpha-humulene (6.50%), alpha-copaene (8.36%), delta-cadinene (1.83%), trans-alpha-bergamotene (3.03%)
  • Acids : en-agatic acid


Combinations with Copaiba

How:

Cedar – Lemon – Frankincense – Helichrysum – Jasmine – Lavender – Marjoram – Melaleuca – Orange – Black Pepper – Pink Pepper – Rosemary – Sage – Vanilla – Ylang ylang


Properties of Copaiba

How:

  • Alzheimer’s diseases such as Parkinson’s
  • Calms the mind and also the nervous system
  • Cleanse emotions
  • Connect with the earth
  • Decongests the veins
  • Fight bacteria and also inflammations
  • Heals
  • Inflammatory encephalitis
  • Inhibits trypsin
  • Promotes a clear, smooth skin mainly free of imperfections
  • Protects the spiritual level and also the nervous system
  • Reduces oxidative damage to DNA
  • Relieves pain
  • Stimulates the adrenal glands and also blood circulation
  • Supports the immune, cardiovascular, digestive, nervous and also respiratory systems
  • Tones the skin
  • Traps free radicals
  • Works primarily with CB2 receptors in the body


Indications for Copaiba

Body

How:

  • Arthritis
  • Arthrosis
  • Asthma
  • Benign sprain
  • Blennorrhagia
  • Bronchopulmonary, urinary and vaginal infection
  • Cancer
  • Cardiovascular, nervous, immune, digestive and also respiratory systems
  • Cellular oxidation
  • Chronic bronchitis, inflammation and also of the urethra, male and female gonorrhea
  • Constipation
  • Contractures
  • Contusion
  • Cough
  • Cystitis
  • Elongation
  • Epicondylitis
  • Gastritis
  • Hemorrhoids
  • Joint, ear, inflammatory and also muscle pain
  • Leukorrhea
  • Lumbago
  • Rheumatism
  • Sciatica
  • Sexually transmitted disease
  • Shocks
  • Stiffness
  • Stomach or gastric ulcer
  • Tears
  • Tendinitis
  • Tetanus
  • Tonsillitis
  • Torticollis
  • Urethritis
  • Urinary incontinence
  • Vertebral osteoarthritis as extremities

Skin

How:

  • Bruises
  • Dermal mycosis
  • Dermatosis
  • Fungi
  • Herpes
  • Horns
  • Inflammatory dermatoses
  • Insect bites
  • Lichens
  • Psoriasis
  • Scabies
  • Skin ulcer
  • Spots
  • Tripe
  • Wounds

Emotional psychic

How:

  • Anguish of the soul
  • Anxiety
  • Dementia
  • Dependencies (alcohol, cigarettes…)
  • Depression
  • Internal conflict
  • Living in the past
  • Psychic and emotional exhaustion
  • Role of victim
  • Stress


Methods of use

How:

Internal use: Dilute 1 drop per rate of warm water.

Topical use: Apply directly or for the most sensitive skin, dilute 1 to 2 drops with vegetable oil and then apply it to the desired area.

Dietetics: For example, 1-3 drops up to three times a day as needed.


Precautions with Copaiba

How:

First, possible hypersensitivity of the skin. Then keep it out of the reach of children. If you are pregnant, nursing or in treatment, consult us. Finally avoid contact with the eyes, the inside of the ears and other sensitive areas.


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