9 Medicinal Benefits of Camphor

                        The lighten camphor is offered to the deity so that Lord is not effected by evil eyes of the people and once the same is shown to the Lord, devotees touch the same to their eyes praying the Lord to excuse them from the mistakes committed by them knowingly or unknowingly.

Even though, Camphor is used as an item in the worship of the Lord, the scientific truth destroys the insects and worms. 

The scientific name of camphor is Cinnamomum Camphora and it belongs to the plant group named Laaresi. Our rishis and ancestors have given different name to this by virtue of it pure white.

This is called Himaahya as it will be white like a snow. It is also called Sitaabhra as it look like white cloud. Since it cools like ice, it is called hima. Camphor is not just an item used in Lord's adoration. It will also cure several illness because it has several medicine benefits. This is a great benefactor of good health.

Camphor is available in two forms :
1. Natural Camphor, 2. Artificial Camphor.

The natural camphor is available from two sources. Apakva camphor also called bheemseni camphor. It is available from the trunks of trees. The second source is pakva camphor. It is also called green camphor. This is manufactured through distillation process from the leaves and the barks of a tree.

Now lets talk about what are those benefits Camphor has.

1. Blood Flow : Camphor mixed with ghee can be applied twice a day on the wounds inflicted by accidents. This will help as first aid and to control blood flow. It stops pus, pain and swelling.

2. Stomach Reduce : 200 ml of mustard oil should be boiled and add to the same 15 grams of black pepper, 50 gm of camphor. After cooling, filter the same and rub it one or two hours before bath on the belly.

3. Bloating : 25 gm of camphor and asafotedia should made into a mixture and make tablets of the size of a gram. Take it once or twice a day with luke warm water.

4. Burning Palms : Soak half cup of green gram in the evening and let it remain till night. Add two or three camphor tablets and apply the grinded mixture to burning palms.

5. Diarrhoea : Take 100 ml of luke warm water and add one small quantity of sugar, salt, camphor and take it once in two hours to reduce diarrhoea condition of all types. It will also protect from weakness and lack of strength.

6. Stuffed Nose : Make smooth powder of 5 gm each of camphor, cardamom, black pepper, black cumin. It can be snuffed into the nose. This is reduce stuffed nose, blisters in the nose, headache and also heaviness in the head.

7. Skin Diseases : Take 10 or 20 basil leaves and make it into paste with camphor and apply for several skin diseases like black and white patches,pimples etc.

8. Stoppage Mother's Milk Production : The women may apply camphor on milk glands once or twice a day in case they want to stop production of milk.

9. Tooth Powder : Make ash of rice bran of 100 gm and add 10 gm of camphor and make it inro a smooth powder. This can be used as tooth powder to reduce tooth ache, pus and blood from the teeth including foul smell of the breath.

                                                                                                    Original info written in Telugu by
                                                                                                       Dr. C. Madhusudhana Sharma
                                                                                                       English : Smt. P. Sujata
                                                                                                       Illustrate : S. Shree