Tāmbūla · ताम्बूल
fresh breath; post-meal digestion.
Karpura (Camphor)
Karpūra कर्पूर
Cinnamomum camphora (natural) · Lauraceae
Common: Camphor
tree crystallised volatile oil shita cultivated
Rasa-Panchaka — five-fold pharmacology
- Rasa
- katu · tikta— tastes at first contact
- Guna
- laghu · tikshna · shita— qualities
- Virya
- shita— potency (cooling)
- Vipaka
- katu— post-digestive effect
Dosha effect
V
Vata
·neutral
P
Pitta
↓pacifies
K
Kapha
↓pacifies
pacifies (↓) aggravates (↑) neutral (·)
Functions
coolinganti-microbialanti-pruriticfragrance
Natural Bhima-seni Karpura (dextro-camphor). Use only natural camphor, max 1-2 % in topical formulations. Synthetic camphor (DL-mixture) at high concentration is neurotoxic.
Used in 3 recipes
Pādābhyaṅga Taila · पादाभ्यङ्ग तैल
daily foot massage; sciatica prevention.
Rasāñjana Añjana · रसाञ्जन अञ्जन
daily Anjana; eye-cosmetic kohl.
Safety flags
- Use only natural d-camphor
- Limit topical to ≤ 2 %
- Avoid in pregnancy / children