Camphor trees contain camphanone, whose chief conponent is camphor.The water insolubility of camphor limits its application as a raw material for production "of green" pesticides.
Menthol soothed itchy skin in ancient China, and camphor, a chemical from Evergreen trees historically used to make explosives, has been soothing itchy skin since the 13th century.
Half an hour after, Jo went to 'Mother's closet' for something, and there found little Beth sitting on the medicine chest, looking very grave, with red eyes and a camphor bottle in her hand.
An odour of camphor and burnt vinegar warned me when I came near the fever room: and I passed its door quickly, fearful lest the nurse who sat up all night should hear me.
Anna Zaharovna was an old maid, a sister of Sipiagin's father; she exhaled a smell of camphor, like a garment that had been put away for a long time, and had a nervous, dejected look.
All the old ladies in both families had got out their faded sables and yellowing ermines, and the smell of camphor from the front pews almost smothered the faint spring scent of the lilies banking the altar.