Sarcocolla

·noun A gum resin obtained from certain shrubs of Africa (Penaea), — formerly thought to cause healing of wounds and ulcers.

sarcocolla
sarcŏcolla, ae, f., = σαρκοκόλλα, a Persian gum , Plin. 13, 11, 20, § 67; 24, 14, 78, § 128. ...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.