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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

Extract

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	cutakkarpuram, 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

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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.

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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

Photo Gallery

References

External Links

[Uses-1] "Uses"

[Chemical_composition-2] "Chemical composition"

[Common_names-3] "Vernacular names"

[Leaf-4] PLANTS OF KERALA VER.2, N. Sasidharan "BOTANIC DESCRIPTION"

[Cultivation_details-5] "Cultivation details"

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 '''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.
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