Western Herbalism
Monobromated Camphor
Camphor Monobromate
It is prescribed in nervous excitement or extreme restlessness accompanying inflammatory disease or protracted fevers. It is specific in nervous irritation from reflex causes. It is an excellent remedy for children with the long train of symptoms resulting from irritation of the dental nerve.
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Dosing as the sources wrote it
| Preparation | As written | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| Dose, from one-tenth to five grains. | 6.48-324 mg |
Doses are reproduced from the sources for practitioners and are not a recommendation for any person.
From the sources
Therapy. It is prescribed in nervous excitement or extreme restlessness accompanying inflammatory disease or protracted fevers. It is specific in nervous irritation from reflex causes. It is an excellent remedy for children with the long train of symptoms resulting from irritation of the dental nerve.
Physiological Action. The agent has the properties of a stimulating sedative, exalting the nervous functions when depressed, when there is great restlessness, excitability or delirium. It has marked anodyne and hypnotic properties under proper circumstances.
Description. Prismatic crystals, colorless, with the odor and taste of camphor, permanent, soluble in alcohol, ether and chloroform, insoluble in water. Dose, from one-tenth to five grains.
Occurrence. Formed by heating bromine and camphor in a sealed tube on a water bath. The crystalline product is dissolved and recrystallized, first from water, then from alcohol.
Drawn from Ellingwood's American Materia Medica, Therapeutics and Pharmacognosy, and the Bountiful Herbs editorial.
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