Cinnamomum camphora leaves

Cinnamomum camphora leaves

(Honghe Chinese herbal medicine)

[source] it is the leaf of Cinnamomum camphora, a Lauraceae plant, and the plant morphology is detailed in "Cinnamomum camphora".

[collection] it can be harvested all year round and dried in the shade.

[chemical composition] the leaves contain 2-3.7% volatile oil.

The fresh leaves of Cinnamomum camphora, a small variety of the same genus, contain 2.6-3.3% volatile oil, among which 1,8-cineole is about 60% and camphor is 0.75%. Other components are citral, decanal, α - pinene, camphene, α - Terpinene, p-cymene, linalool, α - terpineol and benzyl sesquiterpene. The fresh leaf oil yield of Cinnamomum camphora, another small variety of Cinnamomum camphora, is 1.7-3.5%. The leaf oil mainly contains monoterpenes, and also contains eugenol, 1,8-cineole, camphene, α - phellandrene, p-cymene, camphor, linalool, α - terpineol and benzyl sesquiterpenes.

[flavor] slightly pungent, warm.

[function indications] hemostasis. Objective To observe the effect of Yanmo application on traumatic bleeding.