The main value of camphor

This species is an important timber and special economic tree species in the subtropical region (southwest region). Camphor and camphor oil can be extracted from the roots, wood, branches and leaves. The main components of the oil are camphor and pine oil. Cyclic hydrocarbons, camphorene, limonene, eugenol, etc. Camphor is used in medicine, plastics, explosives, antiseptics, insecticides, etc. Camphor oil can be used as raw materials for pesticides, mineral processing, soap making, fake lacquers, and flavors. The wood is of high quality, resistant to pests and water, and is used in construction, shipbuilding, furniture, etc. Used for cabinets, sheets, engravings, etc.; with dense branches and leaves, the tree has a beautiful shape and can be used as a greening street tree and windbreak. The wood of camphor tree is corrosion-resistant, insect-proof, dense and fragrant. It is a good material for furniture and carvings. In addition to being used to extract camphor or cultivated as street trees and landscape trees, camphor also has cardiotonic, antipyretic and insecticidal effects. You can try it when you go outdoors in summer: picking fruit. Take the leaves of the camphor tree, crush them and apply them on the surface of your hands and feet to prevent mosquitoes. According to research by scientists, chemical substances such as terpineol, camphorene, limonene, and eugenol emitted by camphor trees have the ability to purify toxic air, have anti-cancer effects, prevent insects, and filter out fresh and clean air. , refreshing. Living in an environment with camphor trees for a long time will prevent you from suffering from many difficult and complicated diseases. Therefore, camphor tree has become the first choice tree for landscaping in many cities and regions in the south, and is favored by the landscaping industry.

The camphor tree has a special fragrance that repels insects, so there is almost no need for gardeners to spray pesticides. Camphor tree seeds are rich in oils, with a capric acid content of over 40%. They are short- and medium-carbon fatty acids and have special physiological and nutritional effects. The development of new oil products using camphor tree seeds is under research.

Cinnamomum camphor tree seeds can be made into pillows. Medicinal uses of camphor bark:

Medical name: Camphor bark

Efficacy of promoting qi.

Use camphor bark powder to treat lower limb ulcers.

Take an appropriate amount of fresh camphor bark, scrape off the outer skin, dry it and grind it into fine powder, pass it through a sieve of 80 to 100 mesh, and store it in a bottle for later use.

First clean the sore surface with 3% hydrogen peroxide to remove decayed tissue. Then take an appropriate amount of camphor bark powder and mix it with the oil in vitamin AD pills, apply it on the ulcer surface, and then lightly tie it with gauze or bandage. The dressing is changed once a day, and the condition usually heals in 15 to 25 days.

Medicinal uses of camphor tree fruit:

The source is the fruit of the Lauraceae plant Sassafras. The plant shape is detailed as camphor strips.

Collect in autumn and dry in the shade.

Slightly pungent in nature and flavor; warm.

Functions and Indications-Cinnamomum camphora fruit relieves symptoms and reduces fever. Treat high fever, cold, measles, whooping cough, and dysentery.

Prescription ① Treat high fever, cold and measles: one to two camphor fruits. Grind into powder and take with boiling water.

Medicinal uses of camphor tree roots:

Synonyms are Xiantong, camphor tree roots, soil agarwood, and mountain agarwood.

The source is the root of the Lauraceae plant Cinnamomum camphora.

Collection is from February to April. Wash, slice and dry.

The medicinal materials are cross-cut or obliquely cut discs, 4 to 10 cm in diameter and 2 to 5 mm thick. It is hard and smells of camphor. The ones that are large, uniform, yellow-white in color, and have a strong smell are better. Produced in Jiangxi, Sichuan, Guizhou, Guangdong, Hunan, and Jiangsu.

Nature and flavor "Classification of Herbal Medicine": pungent, non-toxic.

Functions and Indications-Cinnamomum camphora root regulates qi, activates blood circulation, and removes rheumatism. Cure vomiting and diarrhea, abdominal distension and pain, rheumatic arthralgia and bruises.

① "Classification of Herbal Properties": Cure all gas pains, regulate paralysis, smooth Qi, and cholera and vomiting.

② "Guizhou Folk Prescription Collection": Treat rheumatic pain and bruises.

③ "Guiyang Folk Medicinal Herbs": regulates qi, promotes blood circulation, and strengthens the stomach. Cure stomach problems, muscle and bone pain, and sweaty feet.

Introduction to medicinal materials

Medicine name: Camphor wood

Also known as camphor wood ("Compendium of Materia Medica"), camphor wood ("Compilation of Medicinal Materials"), Fufengsan ("Guangxi Traditional Chinese Medicine").

The medicinal material is based on the wood of the Lauraceae plant. The trunk of the camphor tree is usually cut in winter, sawed into sections, split into small pieces and dried in the sun.

Characteristics

It is an irregularly shaped piece of wood with a reddish-brown to dark brown appearance. Growth rings can be seen in the cross-section. The texture is heavy and hard and has a strong aroma of camphor. There is a cooling sensation. The ones that are large, complete and have a strong aroma are better. It is abundant in my country's coastal areas, including Guangxi, Jiangxi, Fujian, Taiwan, Hunan, Hubei, Sichuan, Yunnan and other places, with Taiwan having the largest output.

There are ship bottom plates made of this product in Sichuan area. After years of water soaking and decay, those who took them out and used them as medicine are named Agarwood.

Its nature and flavor are pungent and warm.

① "Supplementary Materials on Materia Medica": pungent, warm, non-toxic.

② "Compendium of Materia Medica": Bitter in taste, warm in nature, and non-toxic.

③ "Guangxi Traditional Chinese Medicine": pungent in taste, warm in nature, and slightly toxic.

Meridians returned in "Compendium of Materia Medica": enters the liver, spleen and lung meridians.

The main functions are to dispel rheumatism, promote qi and blood, and benefit the joints. Treat abdominal distension and pain, athlete's foot, gout, scabies, bruises.

① "Supplements of Materia Medica": Mainly used for heart and abdominal pain, cholera, abdominal distension, indigestion, often vomiting sour and smelly water, boil it with wine and take it. It is also used as a bath decoction to treat athlete's foot and remove scabies, wind and itching.

② "Compendium of Materia Medica": warms blood channels, sharpens joints, treats injuries and fractures, qi reversal and blood stagnation, and can also induce abortion.

Efficacy classification of dispelling wind medicine

Usage and dosage: Oral administration: decoction, 10-20g; grind into powder, 3-6g; or soak in wine. External use: appropriate amount, decocted in water and washed

Note that pregnant women should not take it.

Attached Recipes

① Treat stomach pain: Camphor wood five qian, decoct in water and take. ("Jiangxi Herbal Medicine")

② To treat athlete's foot, phlegm and vomiting, feeling stuffy and unable to eat and drink: one or two pieces of camphor wood (apply ginger juice and make it yellow), mash and sift into powder. No matter how long you take it, mix it with porridge or drink. ("Puji Prescription" Zhangmu Powder)

③Cure gout, cold and painful hands and feet like tiger bites: Boil a bucket of camphor wood chips with a load of water, put the camphor wood chips in a large bucket, it will make people feel comfortable. Sit next to the bucket, put one foot inside, and surround it with a collar of straw outside. Don't let the soup gas get into the eyes, for fear of damaging the eyes, this is a very effective effect. ("Medical True Story")

④Treatment of centipede bites: Fresh camphor branches, decoct and take two bowls. ("Selected Prescriptions")

Each expert's discussion

"Compendium": For those with cholera and dry cholera who need to vomit, decoction of camphor wood chips with thick juice and vomit is very good, but also bad. After death, burn camphor wood and smoke it, then use it as medicine. The pungent fragrance of this medicine can remove moisture and ward off evil spirits.

Source

From "Compendium of Materia Medica";] 1. "Pin Hui Jing Yao": Camphor, the tree is four or five feet high and has a diameter of about ten feet. The skin is as solid as a willow, the leaves are as thick as a pear and the face is green, the back is as red as a maple, the branches are whirling in the shade, white flowers bloom in summer, five plum blossoms appear, and seeds are produced in autumn. In winter, they become as solid as hazelnuts, brown and unbearable to eat. It can only be used as an oil-burning lamp. They are found in the deep valleys of Luoyuan and Zhangzhou Prefecture in Fuzhou Prefecture, Fujian Province, or in the countryside near roads.

2. "Outline": Camphor is found in valleys everywhere in the southwest. The tree is more than ten feet high, with leaflets that are like nan and long and pointed. There are yellow and red hairs on the back. It is not carved in four seasons. It blooms fine flowers in summer and bears small seeds. The tree is several arms large, with thin and staggered ribs, suitable for harvesting and storage. After planting for 5 to 6 years, the trunk is usually harvested in winter, sawed into sections, and split into small pieces. , sun-dried.

Chemical composition of traditional Chinese medicine

Camphor wood contains camphor and aromatic volatile oil (named camphor oil). Camphor oil is fractionated under reduced pressure to obtain 20% white oil (boiling point 160-165°C), containing 25-30% 1,8-cineole, α-pinene, camphene, limonene, etc.; 24% red oil ( Boiling point 210~250℃), containing sassafras, α-terpineol, carpetol, eugenol, etc.; blue oil 1% (boiling point 250~300℃), containing piconene, bisabolene , α-camphorene, azulene. The roots of the camphor tree still contain cinnabarine and tangerine. Wood also contains C16~25 n-alkanes, C17~33 isoalkane, C16, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28 alkanols (of which C26 alkanols account for about 50%), β-sitosterol, polyols, ketol alcohols, etc. . Propionic acid, butyric acid, valeric acid, caproic acid, caprylic acid, capric acid, lauric acid, sour myristic acid, stearic acid, oleic acid, etc. have been detected in the bark. The leaves still contain C16-33 n-alkanes. The seeds contain fatty oil, of which saturated fatty acids account for 93%; the proportions of trisaturated acid, disaturated acid, monosaturated acid and triunsaturated acid glyceride are 80, 17, 1 and 2%. The pith season varies, and the leaves contain 0.2 to 1.5% camphor. The sassafras content in the leaves is 0.04 to 0.05%, regardless of the season.

The leaves of camphor tree varieties contain 0.83% heavy volatile oil and 0.26% light volatile oil. Heavy oil contains 80% sassafras and 10% camphor; light oil contains 70% linalool and 1% camphor.

Yunnan camphor leaf sleeve contains camphene, α-pinene, cymene, linalool, α-terpineol, camphor, citral, decanal, methylheptenone, 1,8-cineole and eugenol.

The fresh leaves of Citronella camphora, one of the small varieties of Cinnamomum camphora, produce 0.68-2% oil. The leaf oil contains about 50% camphor, citral and methylheptenaldehyde about 42%. It also contains 1,8-cineole, α-pinene, camphene and dl-limonene. The leaf oil of another small variety of Cinnamomum camphora, Cinnamomum camphora, mainly contains terpenes and 1,8-cineole.

The leaves and twigs of the Japanese camphor tree produce about 1% of volatile oil and camphor. The remaining oil after removing camphor from the volatile oil accounts for about 10%, which contains about 3% of α-cyanocene and β-elemene. About 8%, β-caryophyllene about 35%, humulene about 18%, apirene 14%, and nerolidol 1%. < /p>

The medicinal material is derived from the mature fruits of the Lauraceae plant.

Spicy in nature and flavor; warm

Functions include dispelling wind and dispersing cold; warming the stomach and neutralizing the stomach; regulating qi and relieving pain. Mainly used for cold and pain in the epigastrium and abdomen; cold-dampness vomiting and diarrhea; qi stagnation and abdominal distension; athlete's foot

Function classification: dispelling wind and dispersing cold; warming the stomach and neutralizing the heart; regulating qi and relieving pain

Usage and dosage: oral administration: decoction, 10~15g. External use: appropriate amount, decoction and wash; or grind into powder and mix with water for application to the affected area.

Harvest and Storage: Pick mature fruits between November and December and dry them in the sun.

Chemical composition of traditional Chinese medicine

The seeds contain fatty oil, of which 93% is saturated fatty acid, and the mole percentage of trisaturated acid, disaturated acid, monosaturated acid and triunsaturated acid glyceride An example is 80:17:1:2.

Identification of Raw Medicinal Materials

Character Identification The fruit is spherical in shape, about 5 to 8 mm in diameter, brown-black to purple-black, with wrinkled and uneven surface, or luster, and sometimes persistent spots at the base. Perianth tube, fleshy and thin peel, containing 1 large, black seed. The gas is extremely fragrant and the taste is spicy.

3. Medicinal name: Cinnamomum camphora leaf

Also known as Cinnamomum camphora leaf

The medicinal material is derived from the leaves of Cinnamomum camphora plant, which can be harvested throughout the year and used fresh or sun-dried. Dry.

Property and flavor "Lu Chuan Materia Medica": bitter, pungent, warm.

The main functions are to dispel wind, dehumidify, relieve pain and kill insects. Treat rheumatic bone pain, bruises and scabies.

① "Luchuan Materia Medica": insecticide, sterilization, and treatment of scabies.

② "Nanning Drug Chronicles": dispel wind, reduce phlegm, and kill insects. Treat cold rheumatic bone pain and stomachache. External treatment for bruises and bruises, dispersing poison, promoting qi and relieving pain.

③"Guangxi Traditional Chinese Medicine": branches and leaves can wash away rheumatism.

Function classification: dispelling wind medicine; External use: boil in water and wash or pound for application.

Note from the "Nanning Drug Chronicle": Pregnant women should not take it.

Attached Recipes

① To treat yellowish and swollen face: camphor leaves and bloodvine. Grind into powder, take 5 minutes each time, and take it with boiled water. ("Hunan Drug Chronicles")

②Treatment of hookworm disease: half a pound of young shoots of camphor tree. Stir-fry until yellow, add two pounds of water, fry until half a pound, take warm on an empty stomach the next morning. ("Jiangxi Herbal Medicine")

③Treatment of sores on the feet, each of which is as big as a small pen tube: Cinnamomum camphora leaves, pounded, slightly mixed with Dudu Dan, apply camphor leaves externally, and replace them continuously . ("Zhou Yisheng Jiabao Prescription")

④Treatment of gangrene: Pound the fresh leaves of camphor tree together with cold rice grains and apply to the affected area. It can disappear in the early stage, and if it has suppurated, it can be drained. ("Quanzhou Materia Medica")

⑤Cure goose palm wind: camphor leaves (fresh) are decoctioned, fumigated and washed. ("Fujian Chinese Herbal Medicine")

④ To treat burns and blistering: appropriate amounts of camphor leaves and bark. Dry the ashes and apply with egg white. ("Jiangxi Herbal Medicine")

Each expert's discussion

1. "Luchuan Materia Medica": insecticidal, bactericidal, and treatment of scabies.

2. "Nanning Drug Chronicles": It can be used to treat wind, resolve phlegm, and kill insects. Treat cold rheumatic bone disease and stomachache. External treatment for bruises and bruises, dispersing poison, promoting qi and relieving pain.

3. "Guangxi Traditional Chinese Medicine": branches and leaves can wash away rheumatism.

Harvesting and storage: Harvest before late March and after early May when the oil content is high, and use it fresh or dry.

Chemical composition of traditional Chinese medicine

The leaves contain volatile oil, the main components of which are camphor (54.54%) and 1,8-cineole. And a small amount of α-terpineol, β-pinene, α-pinene, geranial, α-phellandrene, camphorene ( camphene), borneol, neral, etc.

4. Drug name camphor bark

Also known as camphor bark ("Yuju Prescription"), camphor bark ("Compendium Supplement"), camphor bark ("Handbook of Herbal Medicine") .

The medicinal material is based on the bark of the Lauraceae plant, which can be harvested throughout the year and used fresh or dried.

The nature and flavor of "Luchuan Materia Medica": pungent, warm, and bitter.

Functions and Indications

Promoting qi, relieving pain, and dispelling rheumatism. Treat vomiting and diarrhea, stomachache, rheumatic arthralgia, athlete's foot, scabies, bruises.

① "Supplementary Materials to the Outline of the Compendium": Treats Tianxing warm epidemic, dampness and toxin infusion, bathes in scabies, and washes athlete's foot.

② "Lu Chuan Materia Medica": promotes qi, reduces swelling, relieves pain, and stops diarrhea. Treats stomachache, diarrhea, and swelling.

③ "Nanning Drug Chronicle": dispelling wind and reducing phlegm, killing insects. Treat cold rheumatic bone pain and stomachache. External treatment for bruises and bruises, dispersing poison, promoting qi, and relieving pain.

Efficacy classification: Qi-moving medicine; analgesic; rheumatism-removing medicine

Usage and dosage Oral administration: decoction or soak in wine, 10-15g. External use: appropriate amount, boil in water and wash.

Note from "Nanning Drug Chronicles": Pregnant women should not take it.

Attached Recipe

① To treat cholera with vomiting and diarrhea: a handful of camphor bark. Decoct in water and take warm. ("Yangsu Garden Communication Recipe")

②Treatment of heartache: Take camphor tree bark, remove the black surface, use the inner second layer of bark, mash it, decoct it and take it. ("Yuju Prescription")

③Treatment of rheumatism and joint pain: one or two pieces each of camphor tree double bark (fresh) and Didanica fresh root. Decoction in water. ("Fujian Chinese Herbal Medicine")

④ To treat dampness and swollen feet: one pound of camphor bark, half a pound of clam bark, and one pound of fir bark. Decoction and smoke. ("Lu Chuan Materia Medica")

⑤Treatment of drunkenness: decoct camphor bark in water and take it. ("Hunan Drug Chronicles")

⑥Treat itchy skin after measles: decoct camphor bark (fresh) in water and take a bath. ("Fujian Chinese Herbal Medicine")

Each expert's discussion in "Supplementary Materials to the Outline of the Compendium": Treats Tianxing warm epidemic, dampness and toxin infusion, bathes scabies, and washes athlete's foot. "Lu Chuan Materia Medica": promotes qi, reduces swelling, relieves pain and stops diarrhea. Treats stomach problems, diarrhea, and swelling. "Nanning Drug Chronicle": dispelling wind and reducing phlegm, killing insects. Treat cold rheumatic bone pain and stomach problems. External treatment for bruises and bruises, dispersing poison, promoting qi, and relieving pain. Harvesting and Storage It can be harvested throughout the year, peeled from the bark, cut into sections, and used fresh or sun-dried.

Chemical composition of traditional Chinese medicine

The bark contains L-epicatechin, D-epicatechin, procyanidins B1, B2, B7, C1 and cinnamtannin I, also contain propionic acid, butyric acid, valeric acid, caproic acid, caprylic acid, capric acid, Lauric acid, myristic acid, stearic acid, oleic acid, myristoleic acid, etc.

Identification of Raw Medicinal Materials Characteristics Identification The bark surface is smooth, yellowish brown, grayish brown or brown, with longitudinal fissures and grooves. It smells like camphor and tastes bitter.