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Cinnamomum camphora - Karpura

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Karpura, Cinnamomum camphora

Cinnamomum camphora is a relatively fast-growing, evergreen tree. it is usually grows from 10 - 15 metres tall but can reach 40 metres. The plant is grown commercially in China and Japan as a medicinal tree and also for its essential oil, though most camphor oil on the market nowadays is produced synthetically.

Uses

Indigestion, Inflammation, Decongestant, Cold and cough, Aphrodisiac, Arthritis [1]

Parts Used

Leaves

Chemical Composition

The plant contains a volatile oil comprising camphor, safrole, linalool, eugenol. [2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Karpoora, Paccakarpura
Hindi Kapur
Malayalam Kutakkarpuram, Karpooram
Tamil Pachai Karpooram, Karpuram
Telugu Candramu, gamburam, Ghanasaramu, Kappuramu, karpuramupacha, Karpooram
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Candraprabha, Himavaluka, Karpurah, Gandhadravya
English Camphor tree

[3]

Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Tikta (Bitter), Katu (Pungent), Madhura (Sweet)

Guna

Laghu (Light), Rooksha (Dry)

Veerya

Sheeta (cold)

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Pitta, Kapha

Prabhava

Habit

Tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Alternate Leaves spirally arranged, glabrous, chartaceous to sub-coriaceous, ovate-elliptic to elliptic to subovate-elliptic.

[4]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Bisexual Axillary panicles Greenish white Panicles axillary, slender, glabrous, many-flowered, up to 10 cm long with few short branches.

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
A berry 5-10 mm in diameter Fruit globose, slightly fleshy, 5-10 mm in diameter, seated on a shallow. {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

Seed - the seed has a short viability and is best sown as soon as it is ripe. Remove the fruit pulp since this can inhibit germination. Germination can take 1 - 6 months at 20°c [5]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical area, Sub tropical area

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