Camphor

"Camphor" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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.

Descriptor ID	D002164
MeSH Number(s)	D02.455.849.575.781.234.326 D02.522.376
Concept/Terms	Camphor Camphor Camphor, (1R)-Isomer Camphor, (1R)-Isomer Camphor, (1S)-Isomer Camphor, (1S)-Isomer Camphor, (+-)-Isomer Camphor, (+-)-Isomer

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Organic Chemicals [D02]
Hydrocarbons [D02.455]
Terpenes [D02.455.849]
Monoterpenes [D02.455.849.575]
Norbornanes [D02.455.849.575.781]
Bornanes [D02.455.849.575.781.234]
Camphor [D02.455.849.575.781.234.326]
Ketones [D02.522]
Camphor [D02.522.376]

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