Karpooram (or) Camphor

Description

For pooja purpose only.Burning  camphor during ceremonies symbolizes a union with God. Edible camphor to treat  cold, cough,congestion, skin rashes and  improve scalps, fungal infections.

Sans.-Karpoor; Ghausar. Eng.-Camphor; Guj & Mab.-Kapur, Tam.-Karpooram; Bom.-Bhimseni Kapur; Kafoor; Arab & Urdu.-Kafoor; Fr.-Camphre; Ger.-Kampher.

Uses.-Camphor is of a very peculiar fragrant and penetrating odour,bitter,pungent,and aromatic taste. It is extermely volatile and inuammable burning with a bright light and must smoke. It is good typhoid class; also in measles,ferbrile delirium, whooping cough,hiccup,spasmodic asthma,hysteria,nymphomania dysmenorrhoea,puerperal mania,chorea,epilepsy,atonic gout,melantholia,bronchitis,diarrhoea etc.