botanical record · discovered
Camphor
Cinnamomum camphora
Camphor · Ho Leaf · Campher · Camphor tree · Camphortree · Camphrier · Cinnamone camphrier, Camphre, Camphrier · Japanese camphor · Japanese camphortree · Kampferbaum · alcanfor · alcanforero · arvore da camphora · açcanforeira · campher · camphor · camphor laurel
At a glance
Origin / distribution: China, Nepal, Turkey, Italy, Cuba, AU, BE, BR
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Abdomen, Analeptic, Anodyne, Anthelminthic
Science studied: ACETALDEHYDE, ACETIC-ACID, BETA-BISABOLOL, CADINADIENE
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Lauraceae
Scientific name: Cinnamomum camphora
Common names: Camphor, Ho Leaf, Campher, Camphor tree, Camphortree, Camphrier, Cinnamone camphrier, Camphre, Camphrier, Japanese camphor, Japanese camphortree, Kampferbaum, alcanfor, alcanforero, arvore da camphora, açcanforeira, campher, camphor, camphor laurel
History
The source record documents this plant in China, Elsewhere, Nepal, Turkey, Italy, Cuba, AU, BE and 2 additional places.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Abdomen
- Analeptic
- Anodyne
- Anthelminthic
- Antiseptic
- Arthritis
- Beri-Beri
- Calmative
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- Camphor
- Carminative
- Circulation
- Convulsion
- Dermatophytosis
- Diarrhea
- Energy
- Favus
- Fumigant
- Hysteria
- Inflammation
- Myocarditis
- Neuralgia
- Rheumatism
- Rubefacient
- Sedative
- Stimulant
- Ache(Tooth)
- Trauma
- Tumor
- Vermifuge
- Wound
- Insecticide
- Ache(Stomach)
- Antispasmodic
- Camphor Ingredient
- Cancer(Nose)
- Itch
- Myalgia
- Spasm
- Vulnerary
- Antiperspirant
- Repellant(Insect)
- Nerves
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- China
- Elsewhere
- Nepal
- Turkey
- Italy
- Cuba
- AU
- BE
- BR
- CD
Documented cultural uses
- Abdomen
- Analeptic
- Anodyne
- Anthelminthic
- Antiseptic
- Arthritis
- Beri-Beri
- Calmative
- Camphor
- Carminative
- Circulation
- Convulsion
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- Dermatophytosis
- Diarrhea
- Energy
- Favus
- Fumigant
- Hysteria
- Inflammation
- Myocarditis
- Neuralgia
- Rheumatism
- Rubefacient
- Sedative
- Stimulant
- Ache(Tooth)
- Trauma
- Tumor
- Vermifuge
- Wound
- Insecticide
- Ache(Stomach)
- Antispasmodic
- Camphor Ingredient
- Cancer(Nose)
- Itch
- Myalgia
- Spasm
- Vulnerary
- Antiperspirant
- Repellant(Insect)
- Nerves
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ACETALDEHYDE
- ACETIC-ACID
- BETA-BISABOLOL
- CADINADIENE
- CADINENOL
- CADINEOL
- ALPHA-CALACORENE
- CAMPESTEROL-GLUCOSIDE
- CAMPHAZULENE
- CAMPHERENOL
- CAMPHORACENE
- CAPRINALDEHYDE
- CAPRONALDEHYDE
- CAPROIC-ACID
- CARVACROL
- 1,8-CINEOLE
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- CITRONELLIC-ACID
- CITRONELLOL
- CUBENOL
- CUMIN-ALCOHOL
- CYANIDIN
- P-CYMENE
- P-CYMOL
- DIHYDROEUGENOL
- DIMETHYLMATAIRESINOL
- 3,7-DIMETHYL-OCTA-1,7-DIEN-3,6-DIOL
- 3,7-DIMETHYL-OCTA-1,5-DIEN-3,7-DIOL
- DIMETHYLSECOISOLARICIRESINOL
- DIPENTENE
- 5-DODECANYL-4-HYDROXY-4-METHYL-2-CYCLOPENTENONE
- BETA-ELEMENE
- EPICAMPHERONOL
- ETHYL-GUAIACOL
- ETHYL-PHENOL
- FAT
- FIBER
- FURFURAL
- GERANIOL
- GERANYL-ACETATE
- GUAJAZULENE
- HELIOTROPIN
- BETA-HEXANAL
- N-HEXANOL
- CIS-3-HEXENOL
- HINOKIN
- HOTRIENOL
- HUMULENE
- ISOVALERALDEHYDE
- JUNENOL
- KUSUNOKININ
- KUSUNOKIOL
- KUSUNOL
- LAURIN
- LAUROLITSIN
- LEUCOCYANIDIN
- LINALOL
- CIS-LINALOL-OXIDE
- LINALYL-ACETATE
- MESITYLOXIDE
- METHYL-EUGENOL
- METHYL-ISOBUTYL-KETONE
- METHYL-VINYL-KETONE
- MYRCENE
- MYRISTINALDEHYDE
- NERAL
- NEROLIDOL
- CIS-OCIMENE
- ORTHODENE
- PENTENYLALDEHYDE
- ALPHA-PINENE
- PIPERONAL
- PIPERONYLIC-ACID
- PROPIONIC-ACID
- PROPIONALDEHYDE
- QUERCETIN
- RETICULENE
- SAFROLE
- SECOISOSOLARICIRESINOL-DIMETHYL-ETHER
- BETA-SELINENE
- SUVENOL
- TERPINEN-1-OL
- ALPHA-TERPINENE
- ALPHA-TERPINEOL
- TERPINOLENE
- ALPHA-TERPINYL-ACETATE
- CIS-2,6,6-TRIMETHYL-2-VINYL-5-HDROXYTETRAHYDROFURAN
- VANILLIN
- CAMPHORENE
- AZULENE
- T-CADINOL
- N-ENANTHIC-ACID
- EUGENOL
- FORMIC-ACID
- T-MUUROLOL
- TRANS-OCIMENE
- BETA-PINENE
- BISABOLENE
- CADINENE
- CAFFEIC-ACID
- CAMPHERENONE
- CAMPHORENONE
- CAPRYLIC-ACID
- CINNAMONOL
- CRESOL
- CUMINALDEHYDE
- DIHYDROCUMINYL-ALCOHOL
- 3,5-DIMETHYL-4,6-DI-O-METHYLPHLORACETOPHENONE
- EPICUBENOL
- FENCHENE
- GERANIAL
- ALPHA-HEXANAL
- N-HEXYLALDEHYDE
- ISOBUTYRIC-ACID
- KAEMPFEROL
- LAURIC-ACID
- TRANS-LINALOL-OXIDE
- METHYL-FURFURYL
- MYRISTIC-ACID
- NERYL-ACETATE
- PHELLANDRENE
- PIPERONYLACROLEIN
- PROPYL-PYROCATECHOL
- SALVENE
- STEARINALDEHYDE
- TERPINEN-4-OL
- TRAGETONOL
- (+)-CAMPHENE
- NEROL
- ALPHA-BISABOLOL
- BORNEOL
- CAMPHOR
- CARYOPHYLLENE
- LIMONENE
- PIPERITONE
- (-)-CAMPHENE
- (-)-LINALOL
- BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE
- CAMPHENE
- EO
- BETA-MYRCENE
- (Z)-OCIMENOL
- ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE
- SABINENE
- GAMMA-TERPINENE
Legality
Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.
Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.
Reference images
Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
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