Ocotea cymbarum
Ocotea cymbarum is a species of Ocotea in the plant family Lauraceae.[2] It is an evergreen tree found in Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela.
| Ocotea cymbarum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Laurales |
| Family: | Lauraceae |
| Genus: | Ocotea |
| Species: | O. cymbarum |
| Binomial name | |
| Ocotea cymbarum | |
Medical Uses
The essential oils from Ocotea cymbarum are often used in the synthesis of MDMA (contracted from 3,4-methylenedioxy-methamphetamine); a psychoactive drug of the substituted methylenedioxyphenethylamine and substituted amphetamine classes of drugs that is consumed primarily for its euphoric and empathogenic effects. Pharmacologically, MDMA acts as a serotonin-norepinephrine-dopamine releasing agent and reuptake inhibitor.
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References
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Ocotea cymbarum. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 August 2007.
- "Ocotea cymbarum Kunth". The Plant List. Retrieved 2017-08-02.
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