One-half ounce balsam copaiba, one-quarter ounce liquorice powder, one-half drachm piperine. From Wordnik.com. [One Thousand Secrets of Wise and Rich Men Revealed] Reference
If balsam of copaiba is made use of, the index of refraction of which is 1.50, a symmetrical field of about 24° will be obtained. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 441, June 14, 1884.] Reference
Canada balsam may be substituted for balsam of copaiba where the smell of the latter is objectionable, but the ink then dries very quickly. From Wordnik.com. [Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889] Reference
It still smells very much like gin and tonic, but with the addition of a few elements that make it a little more complex: lemon leaf, orris root CO2, litsea cubeba, lime and copaiba balsam. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-05-01] Reference
Any out-patients 'room will furnish abundant instances of exact symmetry in the eruptions of eczema, lepra, and psoriasis; in the deformities of chronic rheumatism, the paralyses from lead; in the eruptions excited by iodide of potassium or copaiba. From Wordnik.com. [On the Genesis of Species] Reference
The trade is chiefly in rubber, copaiba, and fish. From Wordnik.com. [The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America] Reference
This tree yields balsam of copaiba, used in medicine. From Wordnik.com. [Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture] Reference
Dr. Rean also classed it as equal to copaiba in efficiency. From Wordnik.com. [The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines] Reference
Harvesting copaiba oil as Paulo is doing is encouraged by Redd. From Wordnik.com. [BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition] Reference
It has an odor similar to that of copaiba, is bitter and aromatic. From Wordnik.com. [The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines] Reference
In the forest is found the copaiba-tree, producing a healing liquid. From Wordnik.com. [The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America] Reference
#State frequency and types of eruption following the administration of copaiba. From Wordnik.com. [Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine] Reference
All eatables and hammocks have to be hung by cords smeared with copaiba balsam. From Wordnik.com. [The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America] Reference
Here grow the jalap and the guaiacum, the sweet-scented sassafras and the sanitary copaiba. From Wordnik.com. [The Rifle Rangers] Reference
The resin has been employed as a substitute for copaiba balsam, and plasters are made of it. From Wordnik.com. [Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture] Reference
The first to recommend the use of gurjun as a substitute for copaiba was Sir W. O'Shaughnessy in. From Wordnik.com. [The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines] Reference
Balsam of copaiba (1 dram daily) may also be given with advantage after the purulent discharge has appeared. From Wordnik.com. [Special Report on Diseases of the Horse] Reference
Considerable sarsaparilla of superior quality, rubber, copaiba, Brazil nuts, and farina come down the Tapajos. From Wordnik.com. [The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America] Reference
Page 378 remedy in South Carolina -- relied on by many, Dr.R. Moore informs me, in gonorrhoea in place of copaiba. From Wordnik.com. [Resources of the Southern Fields and Forests, Medical, Economical, and Agricultural. Being also a Medical Botany of the Confederate States; with Practical Information on the Useful Properties of the Trees, Plants, and Shrubs] Reference
We believe that elemi possesses the same properties as copaiba, and that its indications for internal use are the same. From Wordnik.com. [The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines] Reference
Dr. Enderson of Glasgow employed it in cases that received no benefit from copaiba, giving a teaspoonful t.i. d. in emulsion. From Wordnik.com. [The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines] Reference
Among others is the tree which yields the precious balsam of copaiba, -- extracted by making incisions in the trunk, when the resinous fluid pours forth. From Wordnik.com. [The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America] Reference
The injured part is first carefully washed with copaiba balsam, moistened, then covered with leaves fixed on with small strips of leather, overlaid with the hide of some forest animal. From Wordnik.com. [Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests] Reference
A cacophony of curious scents: copaiba balsam, petitgrain, citrus rind, sinicuichi accord, betel nut, wasabi root, coconut palm, and wattleseed layered atop innumerable strange herbs, spices, and woods. From Wordnik.com. [ComicList Headlines] Reference
The products of the Japurá are sarsaparilla, copaiba, rubber, cacao, farina, Brazil nuts, moira-piránga -- a hard, fine-grained wood of a rich, cherry-red color -- and carajurú, a brilliant scarlet dye. From Wordnik.com. [The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America] Reference
Sustainable forest exploration - such as harvesting copaiba oil - is the kind of activity encouraged by the anti-deforestation scheme, known as Redd - Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries. From Wordnik.com. [BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition] Reference
"I look for the trees in the jungle and drill a hole in them so the copaiba oil can be extracted. From Wordnik.com. [BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition] Reference
Cemented with copaiba "| 24 | 25 | 2.83 | 2 3. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 441, June 14, 1884.] Reference
Such things as copaiba, cubebs, sandalwood, alcohol, coffee, etc., have their recognizable fragrance. From Wordnik.com. [Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine] Reference
Brazil nuts, bast for caulking vessels, copaiba balsam, India-rubber, salt fish, turtle-oil, manati, grass hammocks, and tiles. From Wordnik.com. [The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America] Reference
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