Camphor is a pleasant-smelling terpene found in skin lotions and numerous ayurvedic medicines used as an analgesic, abortifacent (i.e., contraceptive), aphrodisiac, antibacterial, and antipruritic. Its powerful scent and moderate anaesthesia may be misinterpreted as effective treatment, particularly when administered topically. In adults, ingesting 2 g of Camphor is enough to have hazardous...
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