- Camphor is a white crystalline substance, obtained from the tree ‘Cinnamomum camphora’. It is used as medicine, insect repellent, etc.
- It has been used for long time in cooking. Now-a-days it is being widely used.
- Camphor used in cooking is ‘edible camphor’. It is also called ‘pachchai karpooram’, pachcha karpooram, pachai karpuram or pacha karpuram. Pachchai in Tamil means raw or green.
- Hindus usually burn camphor while praying to God (worshipping).
- Camphor is a main pooja (puja) item. Aarti (aarathi / Deepaaraathana / Deepa aarathana) is performed with it.
- Kan drishti (jealousy / evil gaze / Evil Eye) is believed to be eliminated by camphor.
- Dhrishti Parihaaram is said to be a measure to ward off the evil, cast by an evil eye.
- It is believed that burning camphor, when brought near any person, burns out all the negativity around the person.
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Difference between camphor and edible camphor
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