Camphor: A Diminishing Industry of Great Importance Camphor, a member of the Family Lauraceae (Heywood, 1978), is much valued in different parts of the world, particularly in China. This prized botanical has been said to originate in China, but there have been references to Japan, Taiwan and East Asia in similar time periods. Camphor is abundant in mostly sub-tropical countries including India and Ceylon. The camphor tree also thrives in Egypt, the Canary Islands, Argentina, Europe, Florida, California
Another inactive ingredient contained in Carmex Cherry Lip Balm is camphor. The natural process of obtaining camphor is to distill the wood and bark of the camphor tree. Camphor can also be chemically produced using turpentine oil. The scientific name for the tree camphor naturally comes from is Cinnamomum camphora and the name for the chemically processed camphor is Trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-one. In the chemical structure, the central atom is carbon and the various electronic geometries are
In this experiment, Borneol was oxidized to Camphor and later reduced to two possible diastereomers, in which isoborneol was favored, with the use of sodium hypochlorite and sodium borohydride. Hypochlorous acid served as the oxidizing agent and was vital in the formation of the ketone making up the bicyclic compound Camphor. Second most important, sodium borohydride provided the reducing agent, hydride, which added in on the endo side of the second carbon (C2) to make the exo alcohol isoborneol
The three remaining trials were the experimental groups containing Benzoic Acid and Camphor separately with tert-butanol. 6.305 of tert-butanol was placed in a large test tube, the same amount was used for each trial. The solution was then brought to 50 C using a hot-plate. The temperature was monitored and recorded by a Lab Quest 2 Connected
Through an oxidation-reduction reaction sequence, Borneol is converted to isoborneol. First, borneol is oxidized through a reaction with sodium hypochlorite at 400C to form camphor. When the camphor is then reduced by sodium borohydride, isoborneol is formed. The percent yeild of isoborneol collected was 56.4%, and the melting point range was found to be between 174.2-179.90C. Through analysis of the product through 1H NMR spectroscopy the percent purity is found to be 77.2% pure isoborneol.
INTRODUCTION Camphor is a trepenoid compound, meaning that it is derived from five-carbon isoprenes. Common uses of Camphor include insect repellent, fireworks and culinary purposes. In acetic acid, a secondary alcohol is converted to camphor following an oxidation reduction reaction. Sodium Borohydride is then used to give an isomeric alcohol, meaning that it has the same chemical formula as another molecule but has a different chemical structure. Since ketones can be easily reduced by metal hydrides
point where he must be carried to his place of rest. The historical objects that the characters interact with or utilize are: the throne of Shapur, located in his magnificent palace, the temples which Mani desires that the invaders be driven out, camphor, the incense burned as a type of medication, and the Parthian warriors, whom Mani is a descendent of. In the scene, Shapur demands to be left alone with Mani in his chambers. Shapur breaks the initial silence between two. He claims that he at one
I am presenting my paper as medication to treat an ailment called ankylosing spondylitis and the classification is for analgesic category. The medication brand name I choose is Hirudinea it’s a fresh water kind of leech mainly found in the region of Southeast Asia in the island of the Philippines. I had a few attached to my legs when crossing river on a low laying water where they slashes their sharp teeth into my skin and start sucking my blood. ¹They can inject into the wound a substance that keeps
In the second trail, I added a smaller amount of the Benzoic acid to the tert-Butanol than trail 3. Smaller mass of Benzoic acid caused smaller difference in the freezing point. In the last trail, I added the Camphor to tert-Butanol which caused the biggest different to freezing. The Camphor had the major effect on the freezing point of the
During the third Puja we observed, to Rame, we were able to see the use of the camphor flame at the end of the ceremony once we had received the Prasada. (In this case it was water and nuts that we ingested.) It appeared as if the use of the camphor flame was in a way the highlight or the climax of the Puja. During the use of the flame the Hindu devotees placed their hands over the fire and then their fingers to their face. Fuller describes this as “God…become[ing] man and a person, transformed has
Meduna as management for catatonic schizophrenia. Ladislaus generated seizures by the injection of camphor in oil but almost immediately interchanged camphor with metrazol because of its solubility and rapid onset of action. Also in 1934, Bini and Cerletti forged the use of electricity to persuade seizures. Electrical-induced convulsions were more prudent, inexpensive, and reliable than the camphor-induced convulsion. In reference to the Journal of the American Medical Association, the magnitude
women. When faced by a polytheistic system of deities which includes goddesses as not subordinate to the gods but sometimes more powerful and fearful characters could also increase the bias held by Westerns. Works Cited Fuller, C. J. The Camphor Flame: Popular Hinduism and Society in India. Princeton, NJ: Princeton UP, 2004. Print. Gross, Rita M. "Toward a New Model of the Hindu Pantheon: A Report on Twenty-some Years of Feminist Reflection." Academic Press 28 (1998): 319-27. Klostermaier
Glossitis is an infection of the tongue, which can be because of warm, or sure deficiencies. When the tongue swells, it typically turns into clean and darkish pink, as well as feeling sore and uncomfortably swollen. Main Causes of Glossitis/Inflammation of Tongue The situation is most often as a result of burning the tongue on warm meals. It can be because of consuming spicy food, irritation from dentures, excessive alcohol and tobacco intake. Pipe smoking reasons glossitis and is associated cancer
relatively short amount of time. In the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries, doctors began to notice that giving people camphor could “cure lunacy” (Abrams, 2002). The doctors noticed that when administering camphor orally, it caused seizures, and upon waking up, were “in a rational state” (Abrams, 2002). In fact, in 1798, a German scientist reported that 80% of manic patients that were treated with camphor and had seizures, were cured (Abrams, 2002). As medical and technological advances occurred, so did the use
While the Time Traveler was exploring, he found more matches and camphor, along with a mace to use as protection against the Morlocks. The Time Traveler finds himself stuck outside again at night and is surrounded by the Morlocks. Weena ends up fainting at his feet and he lights some of the camphor to scare away the Morlocks. He falls asleep and gets woken up by the Morlocks grabbing him. He hits them with the mace and runs away
interesting is benzoin, which is characterized in two of the functional groups mentioned. It is involved in many different processes and is widely used in foods, mainly baked products. Benzoin is viewed as off-white crystals, with a slight camphor odor. A camphor smells of vanilla with a slight medicinal scent. The substance's formal hydrocarbon chemical name is 2-Hydroxy-1,2-diphenylethanone. Many other names for Benzoin includes 2-Hydroxy-2 – phenyl acetophenone benzoylphenyl carbinol, and Alpha-hydroxylbenzyl
VOLATILE OILS Volatile oils are odorous constituents of the plants. They are liquid, lipophile, volatile with characteristic smell. Volatile oil will volatize or evaporate when exposed to atmosphere at ordinary temperature, so they are called ethereal oil. They also called as essential oil, as they essence or concentrated constituents of the plants. Volatile oils are insoluble in water, which is sufficient to impart taste and smell of the water and it is used for the preparation of aromatic waters
The art of polishing nails has been around for centuries for both men and women. Nail polish or nail stain, as it was known for many years ago, started out being natural in formula. However, as the years have progressed, nail polish formulas have become more intricate including chemicals. As the years have passed, the color and purpose of polishing nails has expanded to not only nobles or those of high rank/station, but also everyday people. There are many different ingredients in today’s nail
The Time Machine is a novel by H.G. wells. It is a fictional story about The Time Traveler’s journey into the far future and his troubles to get back to the present. On his journeys, he stumbles upon the descendants of the human race the Eloi and the Morlocks. Unfortunately, the first night that the Time Traveler spent in the future, his time machine was stolen and little did he know his adventures had just begun. I enjoyed this book, and it captured my attention with the high degree of intellect
All the bond types in this molecule are covalent bonds because all the elements involved are non-metals. There are three carbon rings in the molecule and each carbon ring is connected with an oxygen. The inactive ingredients alcohol, camphor, castor oil, collodion, ether, ethylcellulose, hypophosphorous acid, menthol, and polysorbate 80. The active ingredient in Compound W is salicylic acid. Salicylic acid, also called ortho-hydroxybenzoic acid, is mainly used for pharmaceutical products