Guaiac

Authors:Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer, Prof. Dr. med. Martina Bacharach-Buhles

Last updated on: 29.10.2020

Synonym(s)

officinal guaiacum; Pockwood

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Guajacum officinale, also called guaiac or pockwood, is a plant genus within the family of the zygophyllaceae. It includes up to eight tree species from the tropical and subtropical regions of America.

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Guajacum species refers to trees or shrubs that are made of very hard and resin-rich wood. Their foliage leaves are arranged opposite each other with 4 to 28 leaflets.
The flowers of Guajacum officinale stand individually in the leaf axils of the plant. They are blue, purple or white in colour. The flower also has four or five sepals.

Guajacum officinale is the parent plant of Guajaci lignum (Lignum Guajaci), the guaiac wood.

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

Authors: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer Prof. Dr. med. Martina Bacharach-Buhles