Sometimes when the nights are too long, I go into the next room and in the darkness I touch the top of the carved camphor-wood chest that has been with me all my life. With my eyes closed, I trace the ...

Camphor (Cinnamomum camphora) is a terpene (organic compound) that’s commonly used in creams, ointments, and lotions. Camphor oil is the oil extracted from the wood of camphor trees and processed by ...