Guest guest Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 There is camphor in Buckley's, which is a popular cough medicine in Canada, so I don't think it is bad to ingest it in small amounts. I have seen inscriptions on packages of camphor that came from India saying it was imitation camphor, so there may be a difference of some kind between camphor that is imitation and natural camphor, if there is such a thing. Overall, I think if it is allowed in otc medications, it should be fairly harmless. Om Jai Kali Ma! Om namah Shivaya! Kumari--- On Sun, 4/12/09, bmarley343 <bmarley343 wrote: bmarley343 <bmarley343[www.ShreeMaa.org] namaste all, Paan questions Date: Sunday, April 12, 2009, 8:18 PM does anyone know if traditional paan uses camphor? i hear its really bad to ingest camphor, being that it is an extract from turpentine. most supari on the market contains camphor. i am wondering if someone can help demystify this. thank you all!dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 There are so many varieties of paan. I do know for a fact that there are a lot of varieties that don't use camphor. But there may also be some varieties that do use a small amount. Camphor is used in small amounts as a flavoring in some sweets. Camphor is a natural tree resin, and any imitation camphor would be a chemical substitution - you can't guarantee its safety. Camphor is a neurotoxin in large amounts, but has been used medicinally and for culinary purposes in very small amounts for centuries. On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 7:48 AM, Joan Fisher <mjfisher2005 wrote: There is camphor in Buckley's, which is a popular cough medicine in Canada, so I don't think it is bad to ingest it in small amounts. I have seen inscriptions on packages of camphor that came from India saying it was imitation camphor, so there may be a difference of some kind between camphor that is imitation and natural camphor, if there is such a thing. Overall, I think if it is allowed in otc medications, it should be fairly harmless. Om Jai Kali Ma! Om namah Shivaya! Kumari--- On Sun, 4/12/09, bmarley343 <bmarley343 wrote: bmarley343 <bmarley343 [www.ShreeMaa.org] namaste all, Paan questions Date: Sunday, April 12, 2009, 8:18 PM does anyone know if traditional paan uses camphor? i hear its really bad to ingest camphor, being that it is an extract from turpentine. most supari on the market contains camphor. i am wondering if someone can help demystify this. thank you all!dan -- ***You'll find Mother in any house. Do I dare say it in public? She is Bhairavi with Shiva, Durga with Her children, Sita with Lakshmana. She's mother, daughter, wife, sister - Every woman close to you.What more can Ramprasad say? You work the rest out from these hints. - Ramprasad Sen (1720-1781) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 14, 2009 Report Share Posted April 14, 2009 the camphor used for cooking is different, milder, it is not the same as the camphor which we burn. From: sundarikaliDate: Mon, 13 Apr 2009 08:49:19 -0700Re: [www.ShreeMaa.org] namaste all, Paan questions There are so many varieties of paan. I do know for a fact that there are a lot of varieties that don't use camphor. But there may also be some varieties that do use a small amount. Camphor is used in small amounts as a flavoring in some sweets. Camphor is a natural tree resin, and any imitation camphor would be a chemical substitution - you can't guarantee its safety. Camphor is a neurotoxin in large amounts, but has been used medicinally and for culinary purposes in very small amounts for centuries. On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 7:48 AM, Joan Fisher <mjfisher2005 > wrote: There is camphor in Buckley's, which is a popular cough medicine in Canada, so I don't think it is bad to ingest it in small amounts. I have seen inscriptions on packages of camphor that came from India saying it was imitation camphor, so there may be a difference of some kind between camphor that is imitation and natural camphor, if there is such a thing. Overall, I think if it is allowed in otc medications, it should be fairly harmless. Om Jai Kali Ma! Om namah Shivaya! Kumari--- On Sun, 4/12/09, bmarley343 (AT) aim (DOT) com <bmarley343 (AT) aim (DOT) com> wrote: bmarley343 (AT) aim (DOT) com <bmarley343 (AT) aim (DOT) com>[www.ShreeMaa.org] namaste all, Paan questions Date: Sunday, April 12, 2009, 8:18 PM does anyone know if traditional paan uses camphor? i hear its really bad to ingest camphor, being that it is an extract from turpentine. most supari on the market contains camphor. i am wondering if someone can help demystify this. thank you all!dan -- ***You'll find Mother in any house. Do I dare say it in public? She is Bhairavi with Shiva, Durga with Her children, Sita with Lakshmana. She's mother, daughter, wife, sister - Every woman close to you.What more can Ramprasad say? You work the rest out from these hints. - Ramprasad Sen (1720-1781) Internet Explorer 8 makes surfing easier. Get it now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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