TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - Camphor: Benefits and risks of a widely used natural product
JO  - Acta biologica Szegediensis
A1  - Zuccarini, P
A1  - Soldani, G
SP  - 77
EP  - 82
VL  - 53
IS  - 2
N2  - The main aspects of the non-clinical profile of D-camphor, a natural product widely used as a common remedy for several symptoms, are reviewed. The pharmacodynamics and toxicity of this substance are analyzed, with regard to all the literature available, in order to assess a risk profile and better understand the positive and negative results connected with its use. The general conclusion is that the main risks of camphor as a medicinal product are mainly due to a somehow diffused attitude of considering it as “not a real medicine”, and to its consequent sometimes not sufficiently careful administration.
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SN  - 1588-385X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -