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, CINNAMOMUM CAMPHORA. The camphor tree produces a white crystalline substance, camphor, which has been much used as insect repellant. If you have ever smelled a moth ball-thatâs camphor. It comes from the wood of the evergreen tree which can grow up to 100 feet and can have a canopy of 6 or 7 feet in diameter.f you have ever smelled a moth ball-thatâs camphor. It comes from the wood of the evergreen tree which can grow up to 100 feet and can have a canopy of 6 or 7 feet in diameter.
Menthol: This is derived from peppermint oil. Ingestion of large amounts of this essential oil may cause nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, drowsiness, and rarely, coma. Camphor: In combination products, camphor is usually found in topical pain-relief products at a concentration of 5 percent or less. However, some other products may contain up to 10 percent camphor (e.g. spirit of camphor). As little as two teaspoons of spirit of camphor could cause rapid convulsions in a small child.