Abstract
Plants of the genus Copaifera L., popularly known as "copaibeiras" or "pau d'óleo", are native of tropical regions of Latin America and West Africa. The oil-resin obtained through a small incision in the trunk of the tree is a valuable medicine in folk medicine and was recently included as one of the first monographs of Herbal Medicines Form in the Brazilian Pharmacopeia. However, in rela…