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North America distribution zone

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Guajacum officinale L.

Zygophyllaceae

SE North America (Mexico to Panama, Bahamas, West Indies) N South America (Venezuela, Colombia) int S Eurasia and Africa (tropics)

E[D]

sci xer calc

cl (emblem tree of Bahamas) dr (aphrodisiac tonic, leaves and resin sometime used for treating gout and for rheumatism, much used in pharmaceuticals as an expectorant, stimulant, antiseptic agent, diaphoretic agent and as laxative, resin applied externaly for skin disease, to tooth for toothache, as clinical reagent and taken orally for rheumatism, gout, blood pressure and arteriosclerosis, the bark is used for medicinal purposes and energy-giving, the saponins in the sapwood were an effective control against spirochetes and constituded the only remedy against syphylis until 1509 when they were replaced by arsenical compounds) fd (seeds are high in protein and oils) fr (good forage species) ex (almost exterminated for medicinal use) ma (distillation of the pulp and the resin pruduces a substance called guayacol, resin exuded by the trunk is used as an antioxidizing agent in grease and oil) pl (much valued ornamental species) pl(ob) (in past years it was planted along roads and in farms) ti (artisan ship, band saw blocks, bearings used in clocks, bowls for bowling, casters, chess game, crafts, fans and air conditioning units, helix's cushion of boat, industrial cushions, mallets, pulley, rollers, ship propeller bushing and bearings, ships, small wheels, sports equipment, supports for propeller axles in steam vessels, tool handles, wheel and pulley systems in steel mills before the use of plastics and synthetic rubber) tx (excessive dose of tea may produce acute toxic nephritis)

Guaiacum officinale L.

common lignumvitae; guaiacum; guaiacum-wood (UK); hollywood lignum vitae (Puerto Rico); ironwood; lignum vitae (Bahamas); lignum vitae tree, lignumvitae, lingun vitae tree; poxwood, tree of life (Virgin Islands); wood of life (Bahamas)

gaïac officinal; arbre de vie (Haiti, Netherlands Antilles); bois de gaiac, bois de gaïac, bois de vie; bois saint (Hispaniola, Martinique); bois-saint, gaïa; gaiac officinale (Netherlands Antilles); gaïac (Guadeloupe, Haiti); gaïac bâtard (Haiti, Netherlands Antilles); gaïac blanc p.p., gaïac cardasse, gaïac femelle, gaïac franc, gaïac gaïac, gaïc mâle (Haiti); gayac; guaïac, guayac, guayae (France); lignum vitae (Haiti); pakout, wayaca (Netherlands Antilles)

arbol santo (Mexico); guayacan; guayacán (Cuba, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Venezuela); guayacán bastardo (Dominican Republic); guayacán blanco (Cuba, Puerto Rico); guayacán colombiano, guayacán de playa (Colombia); guayacán negro, guayacán prieto (Cuba); guayacancillo (Cuba, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico); guayaco (Puerto Rico); guaycan (Colombia); leño santo; lignum santum (Venezuela); lignun vitae (Colombia); palo sano (Venezuela); palo santo (Cuba, Venezuela); palo santo de las Indias; vera (Cuba, Dominican Republic)

bakaut (russian); fransosenholts (swedish); Franzosenholz (german); frazostraee (danish); gayac, gayak, gayak fran, gayak mal (creole, Haiti); guaiaco (Brazil); guaiaco, guaiaco negro, guaiaco vero, guajaco (italian); guajak (Netherland); Guajakbaum, Guajakholz (german); guayacán (Bahamas); Guayakholz (german); guyaiaco (portuguese); legno guajacano, legno santa, legno santo (italian); lignum vitae (Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico); lignumvitae (Virgin Islands); pakout (Netherland); pau santo (Brazil); Pockenholz, Pockholz, Pockols (german); pokhout (dutch); pokhovt, wayacá

common-lignumvitae, gaïac, lignumvitae

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Latin name	Guajacum officinale L.
Family	Zygophyllaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Mexico to Panama, Bahamas, West Indies) N South America (Venezuela, Colombia) int S Eurasia and Africa (tropics)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage	E[D]
Ecology	sci xer calc
Use	cl (emblem tree of Bahamas) dr (aphrodisiac tonic, leaves and resin sometime used for treating gout and for rheumatism, much used in pharmaceuticals as an expectorant, stimulant, antiseptic agent, diaphoretic agent and as laxative, resin applied externaly for skin disease, to tooth for toothache, as clinical reagent and taken orally for rheumatism, gout, blood pressure and arteriosclerosis, the bark is used for medicinal purposes and energy-giving, the saponins in the sapwood were an effective control against spirochetes and constituded the only remedy against syphylis until 1509 when they were replaced by arsenical compounds) fd (seeds are high in protein and oils) fr (good forage species) ex (almost exterminated for medicinal use) ma (distillation of the pulp and the resin pruduces a substance called guayacol, resin exuded by the trunk is used as an antioxidizing agent in grease and oil) pl (much valued ornamental species) pl(ob) (in past years it was planted along roads and in farms) ti (artisan ship, band saw blocks, bearings used in clocks, bowls for bowling, casters, chess game, crafts, fans and air conditioning units, helix's cushion of boat, industrial cushions, mallets, pulley, rollers, ship propeller bushing and bearings, ships, small wheels, sports equipment, supports for propeller axles in steam vessels, tool handles, wheel and pulley systems in steel mills before the use of plastics and synthetic rubber) tx (excessive dose of tea may produce acute toxic nephritis)
Synonym	Guaiacum officinale L.
English name	common lignumvitae; guaiacum; guaiacum-wood (UK); hollywood lignum vitae (Puerto Rico); ironwood; lignum vitae (Bahamas); lignum vitae tree, lignumvitae, lingun vitae tree; poxwood, tree of life (Virgin Islands); wood of life (Bahamas)
French name	gaïac officinal; arbre de vie (Haiti, Netherlands Antilles); bois de gaiac, bois de gaïac, bois de vie; bois saint (Hispaniola, Martinique); bois-saint, gaïa; gaiac officinale (Netherlands Antilles); gaïac (Guadeloupe, Haiti); gaïac bâtard (Haiti, Netherlands Antilles); gaïac blanc p.p., gaïac cardasse, gaïac femelle, gaïac franc, gaïac gaïac, gaïc mâle (Haiti); gayac; guaïac, guayac, guayae (France); lignum vitae (Haiti); pakout, wayaca (Netherlands Antilles)
Spanish name	arbol santo (Mexico); guayacan; guayacán (Cuba, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Venezuela); guayacán bastardo (Dominican Republic); guayacán blanco (Cuba, Puerto Rico); guayacán colombiano, guayacán de playa (Colombia); guayacán negro, guayacán prieto (Cuba); guayacancillo (Cuba, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico); guayaco (Puerto Rico); guaycan (Colombia); leño santo; lignum santum (Venezuela); lignun vitae (Colombia); palo sano (Venezuela); palo santo (Cuba, Venezuela); palo santo de las Indias; vera (Cuba, Dominican Republic)
Other name	bakaut (russian); fransosenholts (swedish); Franzosenholz (german); frazostraee (danish); gayac, gayak, gayak fran, gayak mal (creole, Haiti); guaiaco (Brazil); guaiaco, guaiaco negro, guaiaco vero, guajaco (italian); guajak (Netherland); Guajakbaum, Guajakholz (german); guayacán (Bahamas); Guayakholz (german); guyaiaco (portuguese); legno guajacano, legno santa, legno santo (italian); lignum vitae (Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico); lignumvitae (Virgin Islands); pakout (Netherland); pau santo (Brazil); Pockenholz, Pockholz, Pockols (german); pokhout (dutch); pokhovt, wayacá
Trade name	common-lignumvitae, gaïac, lignumvitae