%0 Journal Article
%@ 1588-385X
%A  Zuccarini Paolo
%A  Soldani Giulio
%D 2009
%F acta:23094
%J Acta biologica Szegediensis
%K Természettudomány, Biológia
%N 2
%P 77-82
%T Camphor: benefits and risks of a widely used natural product
%U http://acta.bibl.u-szeged.hu/23094/
%V 53
%X 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.
%Z Bibliogr.: p. 81-82.; Abstract