Latin name: Hymenaea cunrbaril L.
Name of family and genus: Twin-leaf Sapphire of Sapphire
Commonly known as: Brazilian teak English name: JATOBA origin: Brazil.
Twin-leaf sapphire is also called Brazilian teak. Mainly distributed in South America, Brazil near the Amazon is the most prosperous. It has a glossy appearance and no special odor. Heavy, high strength and corrosion resistance. Resistance to white rot fungi, brown rot fungi and termites is strong, oil absorption is strong. Americans call it "cherry wood". Since it has such a high name, it does make sense. It has cherry wood wavy texture, virtual and real, still calls for Chinese landscape painting, with introverted aesthetic feeling, good performance, and can be matched with various styles of furniture. Twin-leaf hematoxylin is widely used in flooring, furniture, musical instruments and so on. Adapt to the climatic environment of all parts of China.
Twin-leaf hematoxylin is a remarkable red wood with many characteristics. Its brown-red color and extraordinary hardness make it attractive and popular. Because of its high hardness, this kind of floor has strong crashworthiness, and its bright color is more suitable to reflect the warmth of the family and the owner's **. If you like the red hue of twin-leaf sapphire but want to be harder, the twin-leaf sapphire with its own forest base and development in Brazil is especially suitable for you. Twin-leaf sapphire is often in a situation of "shortage of supply and demand, no market at a price" in the international market, which shows its ** quality even more.
Twin-leaf Sapphire and Home
Paving requirements: The expansion of this material is slightly larger than the shrinkage, so it is better to insert a piece of packing belt every two rows.
Home features
Wooden furniture and flooring are the most natural and environmentally friendly materials in the home environment. Among the mysterious wood species, the twin-leaf sapphire from the Amazon River Basin in South America is one of the best. In the Amazon region, twin sapphire has many magical uses. If the local people suffer from tracheitis, they mix the bark, leaves and resin of twin-leaf sapphire together and then soak them in water to make tea. Drinking this tea for a period of time will make tracheitis magically better. Western medical circles have found that the volatile substances of Sapphire twin leaves have strong bactericidal effect and can inhibit asthma very well. Because of this characteristic, many high-ranking officials'houses simply use twin-leaf hematoxylin to make furniture.
Medical utility
If the local feet itch, or some part of the body pain is unbearable, twin-leaf hematoxylin resin and leaves will be mixed together to make a topical preparation, which can relieve itching and pain.

In South America, scientists have found that if there is a large number of twin-leaf sapphire around the village, people in the village often do not suffer from insomnia, chronic fatigue (caused by a Candida parasitic in the blood vessels), and have a particularly good appetite. In-depth scientific research has shown that the volatiles of twin-leaf hematoxylin leaves and wood can strongly inhibit some parasitic fungi and stimulate gastrointestinal peristalsis. From the point of view of traditional Chinese medicine, twin leaf hematoxylin enters the lung and spleen meridians, which can relieve asthma and cough, diffuse water, moisturize skin, appetize and regulate qi.