camphor laurel

plant

Also known as: Cinnamomum camphora, camphor tree

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In camphor
camphor laurel, Cinnamomum camphora, common in China, Taiwan, and Japan. It is isolated by passing steam through the pulverized wood and condensing the vapours; camphor crystallizes from the oily portion of the distillate and is purified by pressing and sublimation. Since the early 1930s camphor…
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In Laurales: Lauraceae
…derived from Cinnamomum camphora, the camphor tree, of China, Taiwan, and Japan. It is obtained by steam distillation of wood chips. The wood of the camphor tree may contain up to 5 percent of the crude oil, and a single tree can yield up to 3 tons of the oil,…
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