camphor

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Introduction

A ketone distilled from the bark & wood of the evergreen tree Cinnamonum camphora, fond in Southeast Asia.

It is also prepared synthetically from oil of turpentine.

Uses

Adverse effects

More general terms

Component of

References

  1. Prescriber's Letter 9(5):28 2002
  2. Department of Veterans Affairs, VA National Formulary

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