Botanical name : Cinnamomum camphora (Linn.) Presl
Family : Lauraceae
SANSKRIT SYNONYMS
Karpoora
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
Rasa : Katu, Tikta
Guna : Lakhu, Teekshna
Virya : Ushna
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
English : Camphor
Hindi : Karpur
Malayalam : Choodakarpooram, Karpooram
Distribution – Cultivated in many parts in India
PLANT DESCRIPTION
A moderate sized evergreen tree grows up to 25 meters in height. Leaves simple, alternate, long petioled, shiny, aromatic, acuminate, ovate or oblong; flowers yellowish white, found in axillary panicles; fruits dark green globose, turns dark brown on ripening. Camphor is obtained from the distillation of bark and leaves.
