Cinnamomum camphor

Natural Camphor.—Camphor is obtained as a natural product from the camphor tree, Laurus camphor a (or Cinnamomum camphor a) ... 

The essential oil of ravintsara is obtained from the leaves of Cinnamomum camphor a which was introduced from Taiwan and now is growing widely in Madagascar. This essential oil has been misreported and traded as raverrsara or Ravensara aromatica. The trae ravensara essential oil is extracted from the leaves of an endemic tree locally known as Havozo 6-10). 

Ranarivelo, R.L. Contribution a la differentiation des huiles essentielles de Ravintsara Cinnamomum camphor a T. Eberm et Ravensara aromatica Sonnerat de Madagascar. These de Docteur-Ingeiueur, Universite d Antananarivo, 2006. 

Cinnamomum Camphor Anti-inflammatory, White camphor... 

Some important bicyclic monoterpenoids are shown in Figure 5.2. Camphor occurs very widely in nature. The richest source is the oil distilled from the wood of the camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphor a). This wood has a long history of use for furniture in China. Linen stored in camphorwood chests is free from attack by insects such as moths owing to the insect repellent properties of camphor. It is also found in a wide range of flowers, such as lavender, and herbs, such as sage and rosemary. Isobornyl acetate occurs in herbs such as sage,... 

Camphor is derived from the heartwood of the camphor laurel, Cinnamomum camphor a (Lauraceae), in the (+) isomeric form. The (-) form occurs in feverfew, Tanacetum parthenium (Asteraceae), and in some lavender varieties. It is regarded as an undesirable constituent in lavender oil. Much of the camphor used in commerce is prepared synthetically from other monoterpenes. Camphor is a CNS stimulant, primarily used as a topical agent for its antipruritic, rubifacient and mucolytic properties. It is toxic in high doses. 

From the bark of a Lauraceous tree, Cinnamomum laubattiU collected in northern Australia, a crude alkaloid mixture was obtained in 0.01% yield this mixture was mostly composed of (+)-reticuline, a benzylisoquinoline alkaloid (37). The same alkaloid was obtained from Cinnamomum camphor (156). 

Insect repellents camphor/ monoterp. drugstore Cinnamomum camphora T. Nees Ebermeier, Lauraceae, Ang. 

CioHifiO, M, 152.24, (+)-camphor ftj iookPa 204 °C, mp 178.8 °C, [a] + 44.3° both optical isomers are found widely in nature, (+)-camphor [464-49-3] being the more abundant. It is, for example, the main component of oils obtained from the camphor tree Cinnamomum camphora. 

Camphor oil is obtained by steam distillation of the wood of the camphor tree Cinnamomum camphora Sieb. (Lauraceae) growing in China, Taiwan, and Japan. The main constituent of the crude oil is camphor (ca. 50%), which can be separated by crystallization on cooling and subsequent centrifugation. Fractionation of the mother liquor gives two oils ... 

Camphor oils with a high safrole content can also be obtained by steam distillation from other Cinnamomum species (see sassafras oils). 

Cinnamomum camphora (L.) J. S. Presl. Chang Shu (Cinnamon) (root, branch, leaf) d-camphor, eucalyptole, cineole, pinene, aromadendrene, cumaldehyde, pinocarveol, l-acetyl-4- isopropy lidenecy clopentene33 -53 Stimulate nervous system, relax gastrointestinal muscle contractions. 

Camphor oil Cinnamomum camphora (Lauraceae) wood 1-3 camphor (27-45) cineole (4-21) safrole (1-18) soaps... 

Cinnamomum eamphora (Linne) Nees et Ebermaier, family Lauraceae. The plant grows well in Japan, China, Formosa, India, Burma and Malaysia. Camphor also occurs in certain species of Artemisia, (Compositae) chrysanthemum (compositae), Salvia (Labiatae), Ocimum (Labiatae), Lavander (Labiatae), Pinus (Pinaceae). It is also present in Rosemarinus officinalis (Labiatae), Aristolochia indica (Aristolochi-aceae), Blumea balsamifera (Camphreaceae), Prunella vulgaris Labiatae), Cinnamomum ganduliferum (Lauraceae) etc (38-55) ... 

Commercially camphor is produced from cinnamomum eamphora. 

Camphor Cinnamomum camphora (+)-Camphor, safrole (75), 1,8-cineole 95... 

PROP Colorless or yellowish, oily, fragrant Uquid. Bp 175-200°, flash p 117°F (CC), d 0.875-0.900 20°/20°. Insol in water sol in chloroform, ether, oils, and in approx 3 vols ale. Found in the trees and bark of Cinnamomum carphora sieh (Fam. iMuraceae) and prepared by fractional distillation of crude camphor oil after the camphor has been crystallized out a white, viscous liquid with cineole as the principal ingredient along with monoterpenes (FCTXAV 11,1011,73),... 

Cyclopentane bicyclic monoterpenoids that occur in the plant kingdom belong to three major skeletal types camphane, iso-camphane, and fenchane (Fig. 7). Camphane-type terpenoid alcohols, (+)-bomeol (Gl) and (—)-isobomeol (G2), have been isolated from Cinnamomum camphora (Lauraceae) and Achillea filipendulina (Asteraceae). A ketone derived from these, (-h)-camphor (G3), is found in the camphor tree Cinnamomum camphora) and in the leaves of rosemary Rosmarinus officinalis) and sage Salvia officinalis, Labiatae). Camphene (G4) and its enantiomer with the isocamphane carbon skeleton are known to occur in the oils of citronella and turpentine. Fenchane-type bicyclic cyclopentane monoterpenoids are commonly found in plants as their ketone derivatives. (—)-Fenchone (G5) occurs in the tree of life Thuja occidentalis, Cupres-saceae). Its enantiomer, (+)-fenchone (G6), has been isolated from the oil of fennel Foeniculum vulgare, Umbelliferae). 

Camphor Oil (Cinnamomum camphora) The next best source of safrole on this planet next to sassafras oil. But you need a little bit of education on the subject to know what you re getting into. 

There are lots of varieties of camphor trees whose safrole contents can skyrocket above that of the common Cinnamomum camphora. Many are from Taiwan and Japan. Names to look for include ... 

From 15.8 kilos of the wood of Cinnamomum parthenoxylon, Meissn., the Martaban camphor wood, known in Java as Selasian wood, 124 c.c. of oil were obtained. Schimmel s Report, April 1911, 43). It consists chiefly of safrole, and has the following characters specific gravity 1080, aD -i-l° 22, n22D 1.532 soluble in 2.6 volumes of 90 per cent alcohol. 

Linalool Refreshing, floral-woody Basil (Ocimum basilicum) Bois de Rose (Aniba rosaeodora) Camphor tree (Cinnamomum cam-phora)... 

CAMPHOR The drug from the essential oil, obtained by steam distillation of the wood from Cinnamomum camphora (L.), J.Presl, belonging to the family Lauraceae, a high tree that is cultivated mainly in Taiwan. The production of natural camphor (optically active) has been replaced by synthetic camphor (racemate), which is synthesized from a-pinene (from turpentine oil). 

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