| Ocotea cymbarum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Laurales |
| Family: | Lauraceae |
| Genus: | Ocotea |
| Species: | O. cymbarum
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| Binomial name | |
| 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.
Medical uses[edit]
The essential oils from Ocotea cymbarum are often used in the synthesis of MDMA (contracted form of 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.[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ^ de Kok, R. (2022). "Mespilodaphne cymbarum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T32488A198141056. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T32488A198141056.en. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ "Ocotea cymbarum Kunth". The Plant List. Retrieved 2017-08-02.