COPAIBA OIL HAS BEEN USED BY THE DIFFERENT ETHNIC GROUPS THAT INHABIT THE AMAZONS IN TRADITIONAL MEDICINE, WITH ITS RESULTS BEING SO POSITIVE THAT FOR A LONG TIME IT IS AN IMPORTANT INGREDIENT OF PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES AND COSMETICS.

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THIS ESSENTIAL OIL IS COLLECTED FROM THE TREE TRUNK; IN THIS CASE THE COPAIFERA OF THE FABACEAE-CAESALPINIOIDEAE FAMILY. ALSO KNOWN AS "COPAIBEIRA" AND "PAU D'OLEO" .

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OVER THE YEARS, LOCAL COMMUNITIES, SUPPORTED BY PROJECTS LIKE AVILAN, HAVE REALIZED THE IMPORTANCE OF THEIR CONSERVATION FOR THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THE JUNGLE , TOGETHER WITH THE ECONOMIC POTENTIAL THAT IT REPRESENTS FOR THEM. TRANSLATING THIS INTO INCREASINGLY SUSTAINABLE FORMS OF COLLECTION, AS WELL AS A STRICTER CONTROL OF ITS EXPLOITATION, LOOKING FOR A BALANCE BETWEEN SUSTAINABILITY AND ECONOMIC RETRIBUTION.  

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THE PROPERTIES OF COPAIBA OIL ALLOW IT TO BE USED AS AN ANTI-INFLAMMATORY, ANALGESIC, GASTRIC PROTECTOR, AMONG OTHER THINGS.