Description
ALEXANDRIAN LAUREL ( CALOPHYLLUM INOPHYLLUM)
Beauty leaf tree (Calophyllum inophyllum) is a broadleaf evergreen native to Australia, Eastern Africa and Southern India to Malaysia. Calophyllum inophyllum oil is non-edible and dark green. Traditionally, its oil has been used as a medicine, soap, lamp oil, hair grease and cosmetic in different parts of the world.
Alexandrian laurel ranges from East Africa to Australia and is often cultivated near the ocean; it is resistant to salt spray and has a leaning habit. Dilo, a strongly scented medicinal oil, is extracted from the seeds, and the wood is used in building canoes.
Health benefits
Beneficial for treatment of venereal disease, blood pressure, rheumatism, inflammation, eye diseases, varicose veins, hemorrhoids, chronic ulcers, skin infections and wounds.
