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Camphor Oil: Camphor-Laurel Chips Steam-Distilled and Filtered
The wood and leaves of the camphor laurel are steam distilled for their oils. Boil chips of the wood with water in a still, condense the steam, and filter the camphor crystals out of the oil that comes over. The remaining wood oil is camphor oil.
The picture: our diagram, still, condenser and receiver.
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Instructions
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Chip the wood
Chip the wood
Cut camphor-laurel wood into small chips.
Materials for this step:
Camphor Laurel Wood5 kgTools needed:
Hatchet
Balance Scale2
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Distil
Distil
Fill the still with the chips and plenty of water, fit the head and condenser, and boil steadily. Collect the oily distillate in a jar.
Tools needed:
Copper Alembic Still
Fire Pit
Firewood
Water
Glass Jar3
3
Separate
Separate
Let the distillate stand, then pour the oil off the water into a clean jar.
Tools needed:
Glass Jar4
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Filter off the camphor
Filter off the camphor
Let it stand cool so camphor crystallises out, then filter the oil through paper. Keep the crystals for camphor; bottle the oil.
Tools needed:
Filter PaperGlass JarBalance Scale5
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Oil from your wood
Oil from your wood
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