Steinmetz:Blumea

Blumea balsamifera (and other species)

Also known as (or relevant to) Blumea balsamifera (and other species) Conyza balsamifera Family Compositae English Names Ngai Camphor shrub Buffalo's Ear Natural Habitat India Indonesia China Burma Fiji Islands and other tropical countries Part(s) Used Folia Blumeae balsamiferae

Constituent(s) camphor volatile oil Action deobstruent expectorant resolvent aromatic sudorific carminative astringent vermifuge. The plant produces Ngai camphor = Blumea camphor which in China is employed partly in medicine and partly in perfuming the fine kinds of Chinese ink.