<entry id="2155246" stat="A" corpus="jmdict" type="jmdict">
<ent_corp type="jmdict">jmdict</ent_corp>
<ent_seq>2851314</ent_seq>
<k_ele>
<keb>カンフル剤</keb>
</k_ele>
<r_ele>
<reb>カンフルざい</reb>
</r_ele>
<sense>
<pos>&n;</pos>
<xref type="see" seq="2851344">カンフル注射・1</xref>
<misc>&hist;</misc>
<gloss>camphor (used as a cardiotonic drug)</gloss>
</sense>
<sense>
<pos>&n;</pos>
<gloss>shot in the arm</gloss>
<gloss>stimulus</gloss>
<gloss>impetus</gloss>
</sense>
<info>
<audit time="2021-11-01 02:17:58" stat="A" unap="true">
<upd_uid>Marcus</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Marcus Richert</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_detl>in カンフル, I added "shot in the arm" as the 2nd sense, here as the first. I don't know if that's maybe a little weird but 
I think it aligns with actual usage</upd_detl>
<upd_refs>gg5
daijs has 2 senses

https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/cc75cde99279cf2640bb373af9082ad476aaba66
当初は参院選から１年以内に衆院選が行われると見込んで〝れいわ旋風〟の勢いに乗って、１００人超擁立の大ぶろしきも広げたが、コロナ禍で選
挙は先送りされ、れいわの新鮮味も下降線をたどった。昨年、都知事選に立候補したもののカンフル剤にはならず。

there's at least 1 reverso example where it's used literally:
すると、次のセッションで、カンフル剤の匂いがアレルギー反応を誘発するだろう。
In following sessions, the smell of camphor will induce an allergic response.</upd_refs>
</audit>
<audit time="2021-11-01 15:27:44" stat="A" unap="true">
<upd_uid>robin1354</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Robin Scott</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_detl>Unless it's obsolete, we usually lead with the literal meaning, even if it's the less common sense. I think that's what we should do here.</upd_detl>
</audit>
<audit time="2021-11-01 15:38:11" stat="A">
<upd_uid>Marcus</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Marcus Richert</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_detl>OK</upd_detl>
<upd_diff>@@ -11,0 +12,4 @@
+&lt;gloss&gt;camphor&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;/sense&gt;
+&lt;sense&gt;
+&lt;pos&gt;&amp;n;&lt;/pos&gt;
@@ -15,4 +18,0 @@
-&lt;/sense&gt;
-&lt;sense&gt;
-&lt;pos&gt;&amp;n;&lt;/pos&gt;
-&lt;gloss&gt;camphor&lt;/gloss&gt;</upd_diff>
</audit>
<audit time="2021-11-01 16:15:18" stat="A" unap="true">
<upd_uid>Marcus</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Marcus Richert</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_refs>koj</upd_refs>
<upd_diff>@@ -12 +12,3 @@
-&lt;gloss&gt;camphor&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;xref type="see" seq="2851344"&gt;カンフル注射&lt;/xref&gt;
+&lt;misc&gt;&amp;hist;&lt;/misc&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;camphor (used as a cardiotonic drug)&lt;/gloss&gt;</upd_diff>
</audit>
<audit time="2021-11-01 18:36:13" stat="A">
<upd_uid>robin1354</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Robin Scott</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_diff>@@ -12 +12 @@
-&lt;xref type="see" seq="2851344"&gt;カンフル注射&lt;/xref&gt;
+&lt;xref type="see" seq="2851344"&gt;カンフル注射・1&lt;/xref&gt;</upd_diff>
</audit>
</info>
</entry>