Pharmacologic Substance
camphor Audio
cam·phor [ kam-fer ]
Brand Names:
Anbesol Cold Sore Therapy; Arctic Blast; Aulief; Banalg Muscle Pain Reliever; Bayer Muscle and Joint Cream; Benadryl Children's Anti-Itch; Bioease Pain Relieving Cold Therapy; Boroleum; Campho-Phenique; Camphor Ice; Cartilade; China-Gel; DermaSarra; Dr. J.I.s Arthritis Plus Gel; Dragon; Eucamint; Fast Freeze; Flex24; Flex24 Performance; Flexall Ultra Plus; Freeze It; Goldie's Pain Off; Healqu; Ice Quake; Inflammation OTC Bruise; Inflammation OTC Deep Pain Care; Inflammation OTC Deep Pain Care Hot; Ivy Dry Super Continuous Spray; Ivy-Dry Cream; Joint Formula 88 Max Plus; Jointflex; Katinko; Men-phor; Mentholatum; Off! Explore; Ortho-Nesic; PainZone; Polar Freeze; Rhuli; Satogesic; Satohap; Sierrasil Pain Relief; SOMBRA Warm Pain Relieving Gel; Sore No More; StingEze w/ Camphor; TopiCool; Tvia; Unguentine Maximum Strength; Valtrum; Valtrum Soothing; Valtrum Sport; Vaporex; Vital Vapor; Wong To Yick
Effect:
Decreased Sensory-Somatic Nervous System Organized Electrical Activity
May Prevent:
Pain
May Treat:
Pain; Tooth Diseases
More Information:
ChemID; DrugBank; DailyMed; DrugInfo; PDR
Definitions related to camphor:
  • A bicyclic monoterpene ketone found widely in plants, especially CINNAMOMUM CAMPHORA. It is used topically as a skin antipruritic and as an anti-infective agent.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • A substance that comes from the wood and bark of the camphor tree or is made in the laboratory. It has a very unique smell and taste and is used in commercial products (for example, mothballs). Camphor is used in topical anti-infective and anti-pruritic (anti-itching) agents.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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