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[[File:Starr-180406-0770-Cinnamomum camphora-leaves-DOFAW Arboretum Hilo-Hawaii (39560058730).jpg|thumb|right|''Karpura'', '' Cinnamomum camphora'']]
 
[[File:Starr-180406-0770-Cinnamomum camphora-leaves-DOFAW Arboretum Hilo-Hawaii (39560058730).jpg|thumb|right|''Karpura'', '' Cinnamomum camphora'']]
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'''Karpura''', Cinnamomum camphora is a relatively fast-growing, evergreen tree with a dense crown; it usually grows from 10 - 15 metres tall, but can reach 40 metres. The bole, which usually branches from quite low down, can be up to 75cm in diameter. 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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'''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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==Uses==
 
==Uses==
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{{Uses|Improves digestive system}}, {{Uses|Inflammation}}, {{Uses|Decongestant}}, {{Uses|Cold and cough}}, {{Uses|Aphrodisiac}}, {{Uses|Arthritis}}
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{{Uses|Indigestion}}, {{Uses|Inflammation}}, {{Uses|Decongestant}}, {{Uses|Cold and cough}}, {{Uses|Aphrodisiac}}, {{Uses|Arthritis}}
 
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==Parts Used==
 
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==Chemical Composition==
 
==Chemical Composition==
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The plant contains a volatile oil comprising camphor, safrole, linalool, eugenol and terpeneol. It also contains lignans (including secoisosolariciresinol dimethyl ether and kusunokiol). Safrole is thought to be carcinogenic. The leaf oil is a natural source of linalool (94.9%); also contained citronellal (2.4%).
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The plant contains a volatile oil comprising camphor, safrole, linalool, eugenol.
 
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==Common names==
 
==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=karpoora, paccakarpura|ml=cutakkarpuram, karpooram|sa=candraprabha, himavaluka, karpurah, gandhadravya|ta=pachai karpooram, karpuram|te=candramu, gamburam, ghanasaramu, kappuramu, karpuramupacha karpooram|hi=kapur|en=Camphor tree}}
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{{Common names|kn=Karpoora, Paccakarpura|ml=Kutakkarpuram, Karpooram|sa=Candraprabha, Himavaluka, Karpurah, Gandhadravya|ta=Pachai Karpooram, Karpuram|te=Candramu, gamburam, Ghanasaramu, Kappuramu, karpuramupacha, Karpooram|hi=Kapur|en=Camphor tree}}
 
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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
===Leaf===
 
===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Simple|alternate| Leaves spirally arranged, glabrous, chartaceous to sub-coriaceous, ovate-elliptic to elliptic to subovate-elliptic, 1-5 x 3-10 cm, base acute or tapered-cuneate, both surfaces minutely reticulate or above smooth; main nerves slender. Petiole slender, 2-4 cm long.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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{{Leaf|Simple|Alternate|Leaves spirally arranged, glabrous, chartaceous to sub-coriaceous, ovate-elliptic to elliptic to subovate-elliptic.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
  
 
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{{Flower|Bisexual|axillary panicles|greenish white||Panicles axillary, slender, glabrous, many-flowered, up to 10 cm long with few short branches. Pedicels 1-2 mm, obconical. Tepals ovate, acutish, fleshy, c. 2 mm. Stamens 1.5 mm long; anthers broad; inner anthers truncate, upper cells smaller, latrorse; gland large attached to the basal part of the filament. Staminodes stipitate. Style as long as the ovary with peltate triquetrous stigma.}}
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{{Flower|Bisexual|Axillary panicles|Greenish white||Panicles axillary, slender, glabrous, many-flowered, up to 10 cm long with few short branches.}}
  
 
===Fruit===
 
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{{Fruit|A berry|5-10 mm in diameter|Fruit globose, slightly fleshy, 5-10 mm in diameter, seated on a shallow, thin cup, 3-5 mm in diameter at the apex, 1-2 mm deep, the basal part fleshy, obconical, usually not differentiated from the obconical pedicel, together 5-7 mm long.||}}
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{{Fruit|A berry|5-10 mm in diameter|Fruit globose, slightly fleshy, 5-10 mm in diameter, seated on a shallow.||}}
  
 
===Other features===
 
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<ref name="Uses">[https://www.planetayurveda.com/library/karpura-cinnamomum-camphora "Uses"]</ref>
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<ref name="Uses">[https://www.planetayurveda.com/library/karpura-cinnamomum-camphora Uses]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[http://FLOWERING PLANTS OF KERALA VER.2, N. Sasidharan BOTANIC DESCRIPTION]</ref>
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<ref name="Chemical composition">[http://gbpihedenvis.nic.in/PDFs/Glossary_Medicinal_Plants_Springer.pdf Chemical composition]</ref>
  
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<ref name="Leaf">[http://FLOWERING PLANTS OF KERALA VER.2, N. Sasidharan "BOTANIC DESCRIPTION"]</ref>
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<ref name="Common names">[http://envis.frlht.org/bot_search Vernacular names]</ref>
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<ref name="Cultivation details">[https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Cinnamomum+camphora Cultivation details]</ref>
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<ref name="Common names">[http://envis.frlht.org/bot_search "Vernacular names"]</ref>
 
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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* https://easyayurveda.com/2014/12/08/camphor-benefits-dose-research-side-effects/
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* [https://easyayurveda.com/2014/12/08/camphor-benefits-dose-research-side-effects/ Cinnamomum camphora on easyayurveda.com]
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* https://www.ayurtimes.com/cinnamomum-camphora/
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* [https://www.ayurtimes.com/cinnamomum-camphora/ Cinnamomum camphora on ayurtimes.com]
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* http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Cinnamomum+camphora
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* [http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Cinnamomum+camphora Cinnamomum camphora on theferns.info]
  
 
[[Category:Herbs]]
 
[[Category:Herbs]]

Latest revision as of 18:11, 15 April 2020

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

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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

  • Starr-180406-0744-Cinnamomum camphora-leaf-DOFAW Arboretum Hilo-Hawaii (26498119777).jpg
  • Camphor Laurel.jpg
  • Camphor Laural flower (5066893753).jpg
  • Camphor Grove Sha Tau Kok.jpg

References

  1. ↑ Uses
  2. ↑ Chemical composition
  3. ↑ Vernacular names
  4. ↑ PLANTS OF KERALA VER.2, N. Sasidharan BOTANIC DESCRIPTION
  5. ↑ Cultivation details

External Links

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