camphorated oil

(Pharmacology) a liniment consisting of camphor and peanut oil, used as a counterirritant

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camphorated oil

n → Kampferöl nt

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Camphorated oil: still endangering the lives of Canadian children.

DELAYED SYMPTOM ONSET AFTER PEDIATRIC CAMPHOR INGESTION

Camphorated oil: "We always had a bottle of this in the cupboard.

JUST THE TONIC! Childhood memories of health restoratives re-kindled

When winter coughs and sniffles came mam would rub our chests with camphorated oil taken from a ridged glass bottle warmed up on the mantle piece.

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