What is Camphene?
Camphene is monoterpene which emits pungent odors of damp woodlands and fir needles. Camphene may play a critical role in cardiovascular disease. Clinical studies have found camphene reduces plasma cholesterol and triglycerides in hyperlipidemic rats. Given the importance that the control of hyperlipid- emia plays in heart disease, the results of this study provide insight into how camphene might be used as an alternative to pharma- ceutical lipid lowering agents which are proven to cause intestinal problems, liver damage and muscle inflammation. This finding alone warrants further investigation.
References
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5435909/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0048357512000375
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5435909/
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0020516#s3
https://www.hindawi.com/journals/isrn/2013/459530/
Author Bio:
Dr. Wright Penniman M.D. is a board certified family physician with 15 years of clinical experience and 4 years of experience as a medical director with a major health insurance company.
