Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Camphora officinarum
Scientific Name and Description
Cinnamomum camphora (L.) J. Pres
Camphora officinarum Nees
Camphora officinarum Nees
Herb Family
Plant type
Tree
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Camphora officinarum NEES. EX WALL.
Laurus camphora L.
Cinnamomum camphora
Laurus camphora L.
Cinnamomum camphora
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| English | camphor, ho wood |
| Hindi | kapur, Kapoor |
| Kannada | candra, chandara, davala, dhavala, kappara, kapura, karpoora, karpoorada mara, karpura, kumuda, kumuda dhavala, paccakarpura, pachakarpura, tuhina |
| Malayalam | cutakkarpuram, ghanarasam, himamsu, himavaluka, karpooram, karppuravriksham, karppuravryksham, karpuram, sitamsu, subhramsu |
| Marathi | kapoora, kapur |
| Sanskrit | candra, candraprabha, chandrahba, gandhadravya, ghanasara, ghanasaraka, ghansar, ghausar, hima, himahva, himavaluka, indu, karpoor, karpura, karpurah, sasi, sitalaraja, sitasiva, tusargaur |
| Tamil | cudan, cukantama, cukantamaram, indu, kadalichi, kanasaram, kaphoor, karpooram, karpooran-cheena, karppura maram, karppuram, karpuram, karpuramaram, karuppuram, karuppuramaram, karupuram, kirasemiram, kuruvukkodi, pacchai karpoonam, pachai karpooram, pachaikarpooram, palidam, palitam, palugam, sudam, Kappūr (கற்பூரம் |
| Telugu | candramu, candrasanguyamu, chandramu, chandrasanguyamu, cheen karpooram, gambura, gamburam, gamburamu, gamuburamu, ghanasaramu, hemavaluka, hemavyayamu, himavaluka, himavyayamu, kappooramu, kappuramu, kapuramu, karpooramu, karpuramu, nn, pacha karpooram, seethaabhramu, shandrasanguyamu, sitabhramu, sitakaramu |
| Tibetan | ga bu ra, ga bur |
| Urdu | kafoor, kafur |
| Common name | camphor tree, |
| Bengali | Karpur কাপুর |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Unani
Siddha
Homoeopathy
Tibetan
Folk
Sowa Rigpa
Phytochemicals
Herb usable parts
Roots
Stem
Latex
Ethnopharmacology use
Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze Tree Root, flower Coughing up With blood General Kayani et al. 2014
Herbs Medicinal Activity
Herbs Medicinal Activity (औषधीय गुण)
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
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Cinnamomum camphora (L.) J. Presl Tree Latex Rheumatoid arthritis General Arjunan et al. 2016