{"id":90743,"date":"2021-04-18T13:33:42","date_gmt":"2021-04-18T08:03:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=90743"},"modified":"2021-04-18T13:50:18","modified_gmt":"2021-04-18T08:20:18","slug":"inhaling-camphor-lavang-ajwain-and-eucalyptus-oil-does-not-increase-blood-oxygen-level","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/inhaling-camphor-lavang-ajwain-and-eucalyptus-oil-does-not-increase-blood-oxygen-level\/","title":{"rendered":"Inhaling camphor, lavang, ajwain and eucalyptus oil DOES NOT increase blood oxygen level"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A viral message widely shared across WhatsApp and Twitter suggests that inhaling the vapour of camphor, lawang, ajwain and eucalyptus oil can increase blood oxygen level and even relieve respiratory distress. Alt News Science found that there is no scientific basis to support this claim. Instead, sniffing the mixture can cause camphor poisoning, which in some cases is life-threatening.<\/p>\n<p>Union Minister of Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi had shared the claim on Facebook amid rising COVID-19 cases.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/naqvimukhtar\/posts\/4247607045251897\" data-width=\"500\" data-show-text=\"true\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/naqvimukhtar\/posts\/4247607045251897\"><p>\u0938\u0947\u0939\u0924 \u0915\u0940 \u092a\u094b\u091f\u0932\u0940 \ud83d\udc4d\ud83d\udc90<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/naqvimukhtar\/\">Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi \u092e\u0941\u0916\u094d\u0924\u093e\u0930 \u0905\u092c\u094d\u092c\u093e\u0938 \u0928\u0915\u0935\u0940<\/a> on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/naqvimukhtar\/posts\/4247607045251897\">Saturday, 17 April 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>The claim has also been shared by <a 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Make potli and keep smelling it throughout the day. This helps increase oxygen levels and congestion. This potli is given to tourists in Ladakh when oxygen levels are low. It&#8217;s a home remedy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Viral text in Hindi:<\/strong> &#8220;\u0915\u092a\u0942\u0930, \u0932\u094c\u0902\u0917 \u0914\u0930 \u0905\u091c\u0935\u093e\u0907\u0928 \u0915\u093e \u092e\u093f\u0936\u094d\u0930\u0923 \u092c\u0928\u093e\u0915\u0930 \u0907\u0938\u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0915\u0941\u091b \u092c\u0942\u0902\u0926\u0947 \u0928\u0940\u0932\u0917\u093f\u0930\u0940 \u0915\u0947 \u0924\u0947\u0932 \u0915\u0940 \u092e\u093f\u0932\u093e\u0915\u0930 \u0907\u0938 \u0924\u0930\u0939 \u0915\u0940 \u092a\u094b\u091f\u0932\u0940 \u092c\u0928\u093e \u0932\u0947\u0902 \u0914\u0930 \u0905\u092a\u0928\u0947 \u0926\u093f\u0928 \u092d\u0930 \u0915\u0947 \u0915\u093e\u092e\u0915\u093e\u091c \u0915\u0947 \u0926\u094c\u0930\u093e\u0928 \u092c\u0940\u091a \u092c\u0940\u091a \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0938\u0942\u0901\u0918\u0924\u0947 \u0930\u0939\u0947&#8230;\u092f\u0939 \u0911\u0915\u094d\u0938\u093f\u091c\u0928 \u0932\u0947\u0935\u0932 \u092c\u0928\u093e\u092f\u0947 \u0930\u0916\u0928\u0947 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092e\u0926\u0926 \u0915\u0930\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948..! \u0907\u0938 \u0924\u0930\u0939 \u0915\u0940 \u092a\u094b\u091f\u0932\u0940 \u0932\u0926\u094d\u0926\u093e\u0916 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092a\u0930\u094d\u092f\u091f\u0915\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u094b \u0926\u0940 \u091c\u093e\u0924\u0940 \u0939\u0948 \u091c\u092c \u0911\u0915\u094d\u0938\u0940\u091c\u0928 \u0932\u0947\u0935\u0932 \u0915\u092e \u0939\u094b..!&#8221;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Claims:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>Camphor, Lavang, Ajwain and Eucalyptus oil can increase the blood oxygen level.<\/li>\n<li>Camphor, Lavang and Ajwain can relieve respiratory distress in COVID-19 patients.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4><strong>Fact check:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>1. Camphor (Karpur)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Camphor is a flammable white crystalline substance that has a strong aromatic odour. It is sometimes rubbed on the skin to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.webmd.com\/vitamins\/ai\/ingredientmono-709\/camphor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reduce<\/a> pain and itching.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is also used in topical nasal decongestant gels like <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vicks.com\/en-us\/shop-products\/vaporub\/vicks-vaporub-topical-cough-suppresant\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Vicks VapoRub<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in small quantities (4-5%) but the evidence on its efficacy is mixed. Some <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/abs\/10.3109\/00016488309132886\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">older studies<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> have found that camphor and eucalyptus have no effect on nasal decongestion.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nevertheless, blood oxygen saturation decreases in severe COVID-19 infections because of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/jamanetwork.com\/journals\/jama\/fullarticle\/2768391\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">lungs<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and lower respiratory tract damage and has little to do with nasal blockage. Similarly, another <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/8017602\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">research<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> suggests that reliving nasal obstruction doesn\u2019t improve depressed oxygen saturation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Inhalation or ingestion of uncalibrated doses of non-medicinal camphor can lead to severe toxicity within a few<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC6996713\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> minutes<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of exposure, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/23144109\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">especially in children<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>As per the American Association of Poison Control Center\u2019s report, in the year 2018, there were around <a href=\"https:\/\/piper.filecamp.com\/uniq\/meDKF2EpE2jsmTOs.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">9,500 cases<\/a> of camphor poisoning in the USA, 10 of which were life-threatening and caused significant disability. FDA <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/19403490\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">advises<\/a> against doses of 11% or more C=camphor as it can cause toxicity and result in severe seizures.<\/p>\n<p>The US\u2019s Center for Disease Control (CDC) has extensive <a href=\"https:\/\/pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/compound\/Camphor#section=NIOSH-Toxicity-Data&amp;fullscreen=true\">toxicity data<\/a> that shows that camphor exposure causes significant impairment in animals.<\/p>\n<p>As per CDC\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/niosh\/docs\/81-123\/pdfs\/0096-rev.pdf?id=10.26616\/NIOSHPUB81123\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">guidelines<\/a>, inhalation of camphor vapours can lead to nose, throat and eye irritation. It can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.gov\/health\/eoh\/rtkweb\/documents\/fs\/0334.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">cause<\/a> seizures, mental confusion, stomach ache and in higher concentration, it can also lead to death in some cases. There are several <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/bengaluru\/2-yr-old-suffers-seizures-after-inhaling-ingesting-camphor-cases-worry-docs\/articleshow\/69418776.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a> cases in India of poisoning caused by camphor vapour inhalation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Clove (Lavang)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This claim is based on <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/33810416\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a single literature review from Italy<\/a> that hypothesizes the possible anti-SARS-CoV-2 effects of cloves. However, <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/17628885\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the research cited within this review<\/a> is based on the herpes simplex virus and is unrelated to SARS-CoV-2. The cited research is based on a compound eugenol which is found in cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg and basil and is linked with toxicity. Although the pure extract of eugenol is not recommended in this viral text, clove vapour alone may be toxic but there is no research to suggest it can increase blood oxygen or relieve respiratory distress.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Carom seeds (Ajwain) and Eucalyptus oil<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For both substances above, there is no research or evidence to suggest that they increase blood oxygen or relieve respiratory distress.<\/p>\n<h4>Conclusion:<\/h4>\n<p>Other versions of the WhatsApp forward also attribute the message to ayurvedic practitioner Prajagraj Dabhi who supposedly treated COVID-19 patients with the formulation. Dabhi has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/109256540731394\/posts\/268691484787898\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">rejected<\/a> this claim.<\/p>\n<p>Yet other versions also claim that ambulances are using this formulation on COVID-19 patients. But no such treatment guidelines are mentioned in Health Ministry\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mohfw.gov.in\/pdf\/StandardOperatingProcedureSOPfortransportingasuspectorconfirmedcaseofCOVID19.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">protocol<\/a> for COVID-19 ambulances.<\/p>\n<p>There is no proof that camphor, clove or carom seeds increase blood oxygen or provide relief during respiratory distress. These may work as a \u2018feel good\u2019 therapy during mild respiratory infections or inflammatory sinusitis.\u00a0 Suggesting that they can increase the blood oxygen level in COVID patients can cause people to rely on the home remedy and not take medical help. Sniffing the mixture can also cause camphor poisoning, which may be life-threatening in some cases.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A viral message widely shared across WhatsApp and Twitter suggests that inhaling the vapour of camphor, lawang, ajwain and eucalyptus oil can increase blood oxygen level and even relieve respiratory distress. Alt News Science found that there is no scientific basis to support this claim. 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