| Botanical Name (Latin):
Cinnamomum camphora
Sanskrit
Name:
Karpura
Common Name (English):
Camphor
Type of
Herb: Ayurvedic
Effect on the
Doshas:
Vata: - Pitta: -
Kapha: -
Rasa (Taste): tikta, madhura
The six flavors are:
Madhura
(sweet) Amla (sour)
Lavana (salty)
Katu
(pungent) Tikta
(bitter) Kasaya (astringent)
Virya
(Energy): shita
The two energies are:
Shita (cold)
Ushna (hot)
Vipak
(Post-Digestive Action):
katu
Guna
(Qualities):
The twenty gunas or qualities
of all substances are: Guru
(heavy) Manda
(dull) Shita
(cold) Ushna (hot)
Snigdha
(unctuous) Slaksna
(smooth) Sandra
(dense) Mridu
(soft) Sthira
(stable) Suksma
(subtle) Visada
(non-slimy) Laghu
(light) Tikshna
(sharp) Rooksha
(un-unctuous, dry) Khara
(rough) Drava
(liquid) Kathina
(hard) Sara
(unstable) Sthula
(gross) Piccila
(slimy)
Prabhava
(Special Potency):
Dhatu
Affinity (Tissues
Entered):
RRMMAM dhatus
The seven dhatus or tissues
are: Rasa (plasma, lymph), Rakta
(red blood cells), Mamsa
(muscle tissue), Meda (adipose
tissue), Ashti (bone tissue),
Majja (bone marrow, nervous
tissue
, connective tissue), Shukra
(male reproductive tissue), Artava
(female reproductive tissue)
Pharmacological
Action:
decongestant bronchodilator antiinflammatory analgesic
mild diuretic antipyretic
used in food poisoning and chemical reactions
anthelmentic cooling and soothing
Indications
(Uses):
insects infestations in clothing (repels roaches), food poisoning, blepheritis, caries, sore gum, tooth ache, bad breath, asthma, cough, low libido, azoospermia, diarrhea, epilepsy, hi fever, sinus congestion, burning pain, profuse cramps, painful enlarged breasts, conjunctivitis, cataract, migraine and sinus headache, chronic dyspepsia and indigestion, depression
Contraindications
(Cautions):
neutralizes homeopathic medicines
Constituents:
essential oil
Active
Substances:
camphorin
Plant Part
Used:
gum resin,
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