The Cinnamomum camphora or camphor tree is a member of the laurel family (Lauraceae). This lush evergreen tree with its aromatic glossy green leaves is native to China and Japan. Marco Polo first ...

Q: I have a large Camphor tree in my backyard that is beginning to overhang the roof. It needs to be cut back, but because it is evergreen, I am not sure when to prune. It is covering most of the yard ...

Remember the legendary John Brown’s baby, the one with cold upon his chest, the one whose mother rubbed him with camphorated oil? Well, the moral of that nursery rhyme still holds good. Camphor, a ...

* Photo: Tim Morris * Camphor Originally derived from a type of laurel tree (Cinnamomum camphora), this waxy aromatic substance has been used as a drug since the Middle Ages. It's absorbed quickly ...

Camphor, a sacred crystalline substance from the Cinnamomum Camphora tree, is integral to Hindu rituals, symbolizing ego surrender and spiritual enlightenment. Its potent purifying properties are ...

A new tree species that gives out strong smell of camphor when its leaves and stem are crushed has been reported from southern Western Ghats. The species, which is endemic to the Ghats region of ...