Mahendra Ji, You asked about Ocimum kilimandcharicum has any connection with Camphor? Yes indeed. During second world war time there were huge demand of camphor as a sedative medicine and Ocimum kilimandcharicum from Africa was the substitute for Cinnamomum camphora. This is from a personal intimation from one of my senior collegues.
Santhosh Dr ES Santhosh Kumar 2009/9/17 Mahendra Prasad <[email protected]> > Is this the source of Camphor we use in religious rituals ? > Karpuri Tulsi, Ocimum kilimandscharicum, has a camphor-like fragrance. Any > connection also with Camphor, apart from the smell ? > > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* singhg . <[email protected]> > *To:* sarbjeet Kaur <[email protected]> > *Cc:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Wednesday, 16 September, 2009 10:41:08 AM > *Subject:* [indiantreepix:18517] Re: Camphor > > Yes sarabjeet > > It is Cinnamomum camphora (L.) J. Presl. > common names Kapoor; camphor; Japanese camphor > > > Gurcharan Singh > > On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 7:38 AM, sarbjeet Kaur <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Hi every one >> I clicked this pix in Botanical Garden Sarangpur near Chandigarh.I believe >> the scietific name is Cinnamomum camphor and comon name is Camphor. >> Regards >> Sarbjeet >> >> >> -- >> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >> Department of Botany >> SGTB Khalsa College >> University of Delhi >> Delhi-110007 >> Res: 932 Anand Kunj >> Vikas Puri >> New Delhi-110018 >> Phone: 011025518297 >> Mobile: 9810359089 >> >> ------------------------------ >> Now, send attachments up to 25MB with Yahoo! India Mail. Learn >> how<http://in.rd.yahoo.com/tagline_galaxy_2/*http://in.overview.mail.yahoo.com/photos> >> . >> >> > > -- SANTHOSH ----------------------------------- Dr. E S SANTHOSH KUMAR Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute, Palode Thiruvananthapuram-695562 Kerala, India www.drsanthosh.wetpaint.com Please consider your environmental responsibility:Before printing this e-mail, ask yourself whether you need a hard copy! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
