Camphor Indian

Cadinene owes its name to its occuiTence in considerable quantity in oil of cade—which, of course, is not a true essential oil, but the product of destructive distillation. It is found in numerous essential oils, including those of patchouli, savin, galbanum, camphor, cedar wood. West Indian santal, juniper, and many others. Cadinene is best prepared as follows —... 

The IFRA recommendation is that essential oils containing safrole should not be used at a level such that the total concentration exceeds 0.01% in consumer products. Essential oils with a high safrole content include Brown camphor oil (80%) and Sassafras (85-95%). Even the East Indian nutmeg oil has up to 3.3% and this needs considering when formulating blends. 

Also like Da Orta, Acosta noted that various other ingredients were added to bangue for various purposes. Gum areca (Indian betel nut), opium, and sugar were common additives. For those who wished to hallucinate ("enjoy a variety of dreams"), the recipe called for the addition of camphor, clove, nutmeg, and mace. Increased sexual potency could be had by adding amber, musk, and sugar. 

Indian Cathartic Pills. Reduce to a fine powder, 1 ounce each aloes and gamboge i ounce each mandrake, blood-root, and myrrh drachma camphor (see A o. 4358) and cayenne with 4 ounces ginger. Mix thoroughly and make into ordinary-sized pills with thick mucilage. Dose, 2 to 4 pills. 

Camphor.—A solid concrete substance, X auncs camphxyr or Indian laurel tree, which grows in the East Indies, China and Japan. Soluble in alcohol, ether, oil and acetic add. 

A 3-year-old girl swallowed camphor tablets at an Indian ceremony, vomited once, and then became hyperactive 15 minutes later,... 

Rao RVK, Murty N, Rao JVLNs 1978 Occurrence of borneol and camphor and a new terpene in Annona squamosa. Indian J Pharm Sci 40 170-171... 

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