Crude drug sample data base
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Crude drug name | Market name | Kapoor |
|---|---|---|
| Formal name | Karpura | |
Other names Tips！ | Kapoor, Karpur (T), Kapoor, Kapur (H), Karpura (K), Kapuram (M), Karpuramu (Te), Indu, Karpuram (Ta), Kapuru (Sin) | |
| English name | Camphor | |
| Original plant name | Cinnamomum camphora Nees & Eberm., Camphor | |
| Family name | Lauraceae | |
| Used part | Classification | Plant origin | Sub classification | others |
| Production area information | India | |
| Collection information | India, New Delhi , M.H.A. Husain | |
| Collection date | 1986/11/07 | |
| Collector | Tsuneo Namba, et al. | |
| Remarks | Used part is deposits in the oil cells. | |
| TMPW No. | 5505 | |
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Scientific information data base
| Crude drug name | Ayurvedic name or Sanskrit name, English name | Karpura, Camphor | |||
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| Synonyms | Himahva, Himavaluka, Ghanasara, Cadrasara, Himanama | ||||
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| Original plant name | Cinnamomum camphora Nees & Eberm. | ||||
| Family name | Lauraceae | ||||
| Used part | Camphor (deposits in the oil cells) | ||||
| Distribution area | Native to China and Japan. Introduced and cultivated in India. | ||||
| Remarks | Common | ||||
| Common uses | Camphor has a wide range of medicinal uses. Applied externally to the skin camphor acts as rubifacient, counter irritant and local anodyne. It is a mild antiseptic. Camphor liniment is used for relief of pain in muscular rheumatism, sprains, fibrositis and neuralgia. Camphor taken internally acts as a carminative, reflex expectorant and reflex stimulant of heart and circulation as well as respiration. It is useful in bronchitis, broncho-pneumonia, as a nervous depressant in hysteria, epilepsy, chorea and convulsions and as an aphrodisiac. Camphor has emmenagogue and abortifacient properties. Camphor oil is used externally in rheumatism. It is also used as a cardiac stimulant and as a constituent of many medicinal preparations. | ||||
| Therapeutic uses | Visa (poison), Daha (burning), Trsna (thirst), Asyavairasya (foul smell in mouth), Medo daurgandhya (smell in fat persons), Unmada (Mental afflictions), Srama (exhaustion), Kasa (cough), Krmi (worms), Sveda (excess sweat) | ||||
| Chemical constituent | Others - All parts of the plant especially leaves and wood contain volatile oil and camphor oil. Camphor oil yields: camphor 18-20%, safrole 30-35%; cineol 12-15%; borneol 10-12%; camphene 6-10%, terpineol 5-8%. | ||||
| Pharmacological effect | Camphor in large doses is toxic. Toxicity symptoms are headache, nausea, excitement, confusion and delirium, epileptiform convulsions which are constant features in animals sometimes also occur in humans, ultimately there is loss of consciousness. Death though rare in man occurs by asphyxia and collapse. Ingestion of solid camphor by children is a common cause of camphor poisoning. In cases of poisoning an emetic should be administered. Camphor in a concentration of 500g/ml completely inhibits the growth of vibrio parahaemolyticus (Fujjino et al) Sakazaki et al which is one of the causative agents of diarrhoea and dysentery. | ||||
| Medical system | Ayurveda (Traditional Indian medicine) | ||||
| Traditional concept | Rasa (Taste) | Tikta (Bitter) | |||
| Virya (Potency) | Sita (Cold) | ||||
| Guna (Quality) | Laghu (Light), Tiksna (Sharp) | ||||
| Vipaka (Post digestive taste) | Katu (Pungent) | ||||
| Karma (General action) | Vrsya (aphrodisiac), Lekhana (scraping) | ||||
| Dosakarma (Action on dosa) | Decreases Kapha, Pitta | ||||
| Avayava (Action on organ) | Caksusya (good for eyes) | ||||
| Traditional usage | 1. Pills made of Jaggery and Camphor alleviates asthma immediately. 2. In retention of urine, the powder of Camphor should be introduced in the urethra. 3. Powdered Camphor impregnated with goat's or sheep's urine, if introduced in urethra, retention of urine is relieved. 4. Cotton wick soaked with Camphor solution is introduced in urethra slowly. It relieves immediately. 5. Fine powder of Camphor mixed with latex of Vata should be used as collyrium in case of corneal opacity. 6. Wound caused by accidental injury is filled with Camphor mixed with ghee and bandaged. By this wounds heals free of infection and pus. 7. In the disease of ear pinna (Parilehi) the spot is frequently fomented with heated cow dung and then pasted with Camphor impregnated with goat's urine. 8. One should keep powdered Camphor in mouth in order to check thirst. 9. In leprotic wound local application of Camphor oil soaked in cotton is beneficial for healing. | ||||
| Formulation | Karpuradi curna, Karpuradi taila, Karpurasava, Arka karpura, Amrta bindu, Karpura rasa | ||||
| Comments | The ripe and unripe ones have different qualities. The ripe one is the best. Another variety called Cina karpura is good for Kapha, skin diseases, itching, vomiting and it is bitter. | ||||
| References | Reference book Tips！ | [2] Indian Medicinal Plants - A Compendium of 500 species, Varier, P.S., Orient Longman Ltd. Chennai (Madras) Vol. 2 (Repr.1997), pp 81-83. Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants, 1956. Chopra, R.N., Nayar, S.L. and Chopra, I.C., Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, New Delhi. - New Edition (1996) National Institute Science Communication; Supplement p 65. Plants in Ayurveda (A Compendium of Botanical and Sanskrit Names), 1997. Abdul Kareem, M., Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions, Bangalore 403. Dravyagunavijnana, Vols. 1-5, reprint 1998. Sharma, P.V., Chowkhambha Bharati Academy, Varanasi Vol. 2, pp 198-202. Classical uses of Medicinal Plants, 1996. Sharma, P.V., Chaukhambha Visvabharati, Varanasi p 88 | |||
| Remarks | Camphor is formed in the oil cells distributed in all parts of the tree. The cells are filled with clear yellow oil from which camphor is deposited. The oil progressively becomes colourless and volatile and irregular light masses of camphor appear. Camphor can be distilled from all parts of the tree. Maximum camphor content is found in the root. | ||||
| Last renewal date | 2023/12/21 | ||||
