Camphor

[sarbjeet Kaur]

Hi every one

I clicked this pix in Botanical Garden Sarangpur near Chandigarh.I believe the scietific name is Cinnamomum camphor and comon name is Camphor.

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Sarbjeet

[santhosh kumar es]

Yes it is Cinnamomum camphora, the camphor tree

 

Santhosh

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[singhg .]

Yes sarabjeet

 

It is Cinnamomum camphora (L.) J. Presl.

common names Kapoor; camphor; Japanese camphor

 

 

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[Mahendra Prasad]

Is this the source of Camphor we use in religious rituals ?  

Karpuri Tulsi, Ocimum kilimandscharicum, has a camphor-like fragrance. Any connection also with Camphor, apart from the smell ?

 

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[santhosh kumar es]

Mahendra Ji,

 

You asked about Ocimum kilimandcharicum has any connection with Camphor? Yes indeed. During second world war time there were huge demand of camphor as a sedative medicine and Ocimum kilimandcharicum from Africa was the substitute for Cinnamomum camphora. This is from a personal intimation from one of my senior collegues.

 

 

Santhosh

 

Dr ES Santhosh Kumar

 

2009/9/17 Mahendra Prasad <mahendrap...@yahoo.co.in>

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I am not sure but what I remember is this campher donot allow any other plant to grow nearby due to the alkaloids in roots, which we extrct as kapoor. Is it true?
Madhuri

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Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2009 10:41:56 +0300

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Subject: [indiantreepix:18581] Re: Camphor

[Mahendra Prasad]

Thanks Madhuri & Santhosh for info, which I have not come across before, on Camphor-rich plants.  While searching further for Camphor in Wikipedia, I learnt that earlier Camphor was produced from Cinnamomum camphor, Camphor tree, Camphorwood or Camphor laurel), but now it is obtained from Turpentine synthetically.

 

Other plants/trees with camphor-like smell are :

 

Dryobalanops aromatica, Family: Dipterocarpaceae,
Ocotea usambarensis, East African Camphorwood Family: Lauraceae,
Camphor basil, Ocimum kilimandscharicum, Family: Lamiaceae,
African Blue basil (Ocimum kilimandscharicum × basilicum hybrid ).  

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