Leaves - Specimen details
| Catalogue Number: 66748 | |||||
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| No Image | Plant Name | 169.00 ORCHIDACEAE Calophyllum inophyllum | Entry Book Number | ||
| Artefact Name | Leaves | Vernacular Name | |||
| Iso Country | Fiji | TDWG Region | Fiji | ||
| Parts Held | Leaves | Geography Description | Fiji | ||
| Uses | LeavesUse: MEDICINES - Muscular-Skeletal System Disorders User: Man | TDWG use | MEDICINES - Muscular-Skeletal System Disorders | ||
| Storage | Bottles, boxes etc | Related Items | |||
| Donor | Pharm Soc GB | Donor No | 12 A 1 | ||
| Donor Date | Donor Notes | Parham Richenda (Presented by)x0Dx0A | |||
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| Notes: | Label source: The beautiful tree, known locally as the (ndilo) Dilo, is quite a common object on the sea coasts of Fiji. In Tahiti it is called the Tamanu; in India the Sashuma. Seemann says that in the latter country the oil of the Dilo is of commer, cial importance under the name of woondel. In Fiji this oil extracted, with considerable difficulty from the hard round fruits, is very highly esteemed, not only as a general lubricant, but as of especial medicinal value in cases of rheumatism, sprains,, and severe bruises. Europeans have learnt the therapeutic virtues of the Dilo from the natives and have great faith in its curative powers. Furthermore, the leaves, soaked over night in water, are said to make an excellent eye wash. The exhudation fr, om the stem, used as scent in some of the Pacific Islands, is the Tacamahaca resin of commerce. Dilo wood has a reddish tinge and is admired on account of the beauty of its grain and its hardness. These trees grow to a considerable height and their glo, ssy leaves and charming flowers, with golden centres, form a very delightful contrast to the usual foliage of the littoral; while the ground under them is carpeted with the hard seeds from which the oil may be extracted at the price of much hard labour., According to Ratu Deve Tonganivalu (Reke Tui Bua) there are several ways of making oil. These are classified as; Nataiwai sobu, Na tukilamulamu. Na koravula and Na waiwai dilo. Note. We can vouch for the efficacy of ndilo oil, from observation the, cure is truly a wonderful one, and especially noticeable in chronic pains and rheumatism and stiffness in the joints. | ||||