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Camphor essential oil care knowledge, and the main indications and effects of camphor wood oil

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Camphor essential oil is made from camphor tree wood shavings, roots and branches as raw materials, extracted by steam distillation, then refined under vacuum, and finally pressure-filtered. Brown and yellow camphor oil contain high concentrations of sassafras essential oil components; the yellow contains 10%-20%, and the brown contains 80%. These two essential oils are considered toxic and can cause cancer.

Camphor essential oil care knowledge:


Mind: Camphor tree essential oil can be regarded as a balancing essential oil. It can soothe nervous states, especially nervous states numbed by depression, so it helps the mental state during recovery and is clearly beneficial for physical and mental conditions such as neurosis.
Physical effects: It stimulates heart, respiratory and circulatory functions, can raise low blood pressure, purify congested lungs, and make breathing smooth. It is often used as an inhalant.
Body: It helps with any condition of bodily cold, from common germs to severe pneumonia, camphor tree essential oil can be used. Its balancing effect can also come into play during inflammation. Camphor tree essential oil puts the human body in a balanced state, exerting warming or cooling functions as needed.
Its effect on the digestive tract lies in calming and soothing; it has a very good effect whether for constipation or diarrhea, and also helps with gastrointestinal inflammation. It may suppress appetite. It can affect the urinary system, help smooth urination, and can also relieve the discomfort of irritated sexual organs.
It is beneficial for stiff muscles and is especially useful during exercise. It is also used to relieve the pain of rheumatism. In the past, it was used to treat more serious diseases, such as cholera, pneumonia and pulmonary tuberculosis. Generally speaking, it is beneficial for reducing the severity of infectious diseases.

Skin: It produces a cooling effect on the skin and has a antibacterial effect. Therefore it can reduce inflammation. It is especially suitable for oily skin, treating acne, burns and ulcers. Using camphor tree essential oil as a compress for bruises and sprains is usually effective.

Main indications and effects of camphor wood oil

Main indications: It can dispel wind-dampness, unblock meridians and collaterals, relieve pain, and promote digestion

Used for wind-dampness arthralgia pain, cold pain in the heart and abdomen, cholera with abdominal distension, indigestion of retained food, and traumatic injuries. It opens the orifices; promotes the movement of stagnant qi; eliminates foul turbidity; kills insects and relieves itching; reduces swelling and relieves pain. Mainly for feverish disease with clouded spirit; sudden collapse from noxious factors, sha distension with vomiting, diarrhea and abdominal pain; cold-dampness beriberi; scabies and stubborn ringworm; favus; frostbite; ecthyma; burns and scalds from water and fire; traumatic pain; toothache; wind-fire red eyes, etc.

Therefore natural camphor is a traditional household insecticidal and sterilizing agent in our country, especially in the spring and summer seasons in the south, because of the damp and stuffy heat, many families choose natural camphor; in rural areas, camphor wood shavings or small camphor wood blocks are even placed directly in wardrobes, bookcases, dark corners indoors, and under wooden floors to repel insects and kill bacteria. Camphor wood shavings or small camphor wood blocks and natural camphor, besides having a fragrance indoors, can also protect clothing, quilts, books, furniture, and other daily necessities susceptible to damage by bacteria and insects. At present, manufacturers in Nanjing, Guangdong, Jiangxi and other places on the market already use natural camphor resources, that is, raw materials such as discarded camphor tree roots, branches, leaves, and camphor wood fragments left over from wood product processing, to produce household insect-proof and moth-proof products.


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