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Camphor wood
Description
Evergreen treen about 15m.tall. Truck bark thick and grooved. Leaves
altemate, coriaceous, long-petiolate, shining on the upper side, 3-neverd at
the base. Inflorescence in axillary panicle, shorter than the leaf; flowers
small, greenish- yellow. Berry globose, blck when ripe.
Chemical Constituents
The stem wood and leaves contain an essential oil consisting of camphor,
D-a-pinene, cineol, terpineol, caryophylin safrole, limonene, Phellandrene,
carvacol, comphorene and azulene.
Cosmetic uses
Camphor tree distillate is a common preservative in cosmetics, hair care
products, emollients, and astringents. Another use: It leaves the skin
feeling cool and fresh. Oil distilled from the wood, roots and branches of
an evergreen tree native to India used to treat acne, inflammation, oily
conditions, spots.
Medicinal Uses
The camphor from the trunk wood possesses cardiac, analeptic,
antivacterial, demulcent and anodyne properties. Injections of camphor oil
and sodium camphosulfonate are prescrived in case of cardiovascular
collapse. The peroral administration of camphor is effective for fever,
colic, sore throat and impotence. It is applied externally as an antiseptic,
demulcent and anodyne for impetigo, boils, neuralgia and rheumatism, in the
form of a tincture, an aqueous solution or an ointment.
