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Boldo

Boldo \Bol"do\, ||Boldu \Bol"du\, n. (Bot.) A fragrant evergreen shrub of Chili ( Peumus Boldus). The bark is used in tanning, the wood for making charcoal, the leaves in medicine, and the drupes are eaten.

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n. ''Peumus boldus'', a monimiaceous tree.

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"Boldo" is also a settlement in Arauco Province (Chile) named after this tree.

Peumus boldus, the only species in the genus Peumus, is commonly known as Boldo (from the Mapudungun name foḻo). This tree of the family Monimiaceae is natively endemic to the central region of Chile, occurring from 33° to 40° southern latitude. Boldo has also been introduced to Europe and North Africa, though it is not often seen outside botanical gardens.

Together with litre, quillay, peumo, bollén and other indigenous plants, it is a characteristic component of the sclerophyllous forest endemic to central Chile. Its leaves, which have a strong, woody and slightly bitter flavor and camphor-like aroma, are used for culinary purposes, primarily in Latin America. The leaves are used in a similar manner to bay leaves and also used as an herbal tea, primarily in Chile, Bolivia, Argentina, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Brazil and bordering countries in South America.

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Along with other floral material the excavators found masticated leaves of the boldo plant, which currently is used by local residents to brew a tea believed to have medicinal value.