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Gumbolimbo
Bursera simaruba
Gumbolimbo · Almacigo · Almácigo · Amerikanischer Balsam · Balsam Tree · Baltoji bursera · Cascara sagrada | Indioencuero | Resbala monos · Chaca · Chaca o chacah · Chacaj · Chakaj · Copperwood · Cuajilote · Gommier rouge · Gonmyé, Gonmyé wouj, Gomnyé bayé · Gum Tree · Gum-elemi · Gumbo-Limbo · Indio desnudo · Jiote · Jiñocuabe
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Bahamas, Salvador, Haiti, Guatemala, Venezuela, Mexico, Dominican Republic, West Indies
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Ache(Back), Ache(Stomach), Antiseptic, Aphrodisiac
Science studied: RESIN
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Burseraceae
Scientific name: Bursera simaruba
Common names: Gumbolimbo, Almacigo, Almácigo, Amerikanischer Balsam, Balsam Tree, Baltoji bursera, Cascara sagrada | Indioencuero | Resbala monos, Chaca, Chaca o chacah, Chacaj, Chakaj, Copperwood, Cuajilote, Gommier rouge, Gonmyé, Gonmyé wouj, Gomnyé bayé, Gum Tree, Gum-elemi, Gumbo-Limbo, Indio desnudo, Jiote, Jiñocuabe
History
The source record documents this plant in Bahamas, Salvador, Haiti, Guatemala, Venezuela, Elsewhere, Mexico, Dominican Republic and 1 additional place.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Ache(Back)
- Ache(Stomach)
- Antiseptic
- Aphrodisiac
- Bite(Snake)
- Cancer(Stomach)
- Debility
- Depilatory
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- Diaphoretic
- Diarrhea
- Diuretic
- Dropsy
- Dysentery
- Enterorrhagia
- Expectorant
- Fever
- Gangrene
- Hernia
- Hunger
- Impotency
- Repellant(Insect)
- Intestine
- Kneecap
- Lactogogue(Veterinary)
- Nephritis
- Obesity
- Purgative
- Rash
- Renitis
- Rheumatism
- Sore
- Stomach
- Strain
- Swelling
- Venereal
- Vulnerary
- Wound
- Yellow Fever
- Calculus
- Cystitis
- Tumor
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Bahamas
- Salvador
- Haiti
- Guatemala
- Venezuela
- Elsewhere
- Mexico
- Dominican Republic
- West Indies
Documented cultural uses
- Ache(Back)
- Ache(Stomach)
- Antiseptic
- Aphrodisiac
- Bite(Snake)
- Cancer(Stomach)
- Debility
- Depilatory
- Diaphoretic
- Diarrhea
- Diuretic
- Dropsy
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- Dysentery
- Enterorrhagia
- Expectorant
- Fever
- Gangrene
- Hernia
- Hunger
- Impotency
- Repellant(Insect)
- Intestine
- Kneecap
- Lactogogue(Veterinary)
- Nephritis
- Obesity
- Purgative
- Rash
- Renitis
- Rheumatism
- Sore
- Stomach
- Strain
- Swelling
- Venereal
- Vulnerary
- Wound
- Yellow Fever
- Calculus
- Cystitis
- Tumor
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- RESIN
Legality
Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.
Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.
Reference images
Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
Contributions and revisions
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