title: Tamanu (Calophyllum inophyllum) - the African, Asian, Polynesian and Pacific Panacea.
abstract: Tamanu or Calophyllum inophyllum has been used traditionally as a local medicine for many different purposes. The oil has been proven to be vulnerary and cicatrising in its effects. The chemicals responsible for this action are calophyllolide and inophyllum in addition to other complex polyphenols.
authors.affiliation: Dweck Data, 8 Merrifield Road, Ford, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP4 6DF, UK.
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Dweck
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Meadows