The efficacy and function of camphor

I wonder if you have ever heard of camphor tree. Camphor wood has great benefits for regulating our body and can also play a good role in treating some diseases. Today let us look at the relevant knowledge about camphor wood.

【Other name】 Camphor tree

[Source] It is the root or stem of Camphora sassafras of the Lauraceae family. It can be harvested throughout the year, washed, sliced ​​and dried in the shade.

[Original form] Evergreen tree, up to 25 meters high. Branchlets angular. The leaves are alternate and leathery; the leaf shape varies greatly, often elliptical-ovate or oblong-ovate, 6 to 12 cm long, 3 to 6 cm wide, with pinnate veins, 6 to 8 pairs of lateral veins, and glandular dots in the vein axils. Inflorescence: panicle or cyme; flowers are small, greenish white; tepals are 6, ovate, pubescent inside; fertile stamens are 9, anthers are 4-celled, anthers of the third whorl of stamens are dehiscent outward. The fruit is spherical, black, and 6 to 8 mm in diameter; the fruit receptacle is inverted cone-shaped, red, and has vertical stripes.

[Habitat distribution] Distributed in Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, Jiangxi, Hunan, Guizhou, Sichuan, Yunnan and other places.

[Chemical composition] The trunk and roots contain 2-4% volatile oil. The main component of the oil is safrole, with a content of 60-95%, followed by β-pinene, phellandrene, eugenol and cinnamaldehyde.

【Nature and flavor】 Slightly spicy, warm.

【Functions and indications】Warms the middle and dispels cold, helps digestion and resolves stagnation. Treat gastroenteritis, stomach cold and abdominal pain, indigestion, whooping cough, and dysentery.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, 3 to 5 qian.

[Additional prescription] For treating whooping cough and dysentery: 1 qian of dried camphor bark, 0.5 fen of mountain taro, 2 qian of brown sugar, decocted in water and taken orally.

[Remarks] This product can also treat rheumatoid arthritis, malaria, traumatic injuries, etc.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

Based on the above description of camphor, it can be seen that camphor has many benefits to the human body, and there are many ways and uses for it. The pharmacological effects of camphor can be used to treat corresponding diseases.