Cinnamomum camphora, Chudakarppuram, Camphor tree, ചുണ്ടകര്‍പ്പൂരം

Family: Lauraceae
Vernacular names: Chudakarppuram, ചുണ്ടകര്‍പ്പൂരം (Malayalam), Camphor tree (English), Karpurah (Sanskrit), Karpur (Hindi), Indu (Tamil)
Distribution: Native of Japan; widely cultivated
Description: Small trees. Leaves spirally arranged. Panicles axillary, slender, glabrous, many-flowered. Flowers yellowish-white. Fruit globose.
Habit: Tree
Habitat: Cultivated
Flowering & Fruiting:

Parts used: Heartwood and leaf oil
Properties & Uses: Sedative, antiseptic, antispasmodic, expectorant, analgesic and anthelmintic. Camphor vapour is used for treating colds and related chest affections. Liniment prepared by dissolving camphor in olive oil is used extensively as an application to relieve inflammations, bruises and sprains. Camphor is used to treat leprosy, boils, worm infestation and diseases of throat.
Systems of Medicines: Ayurveda, Folk, Unani, Homeo,
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