Description
100% Pure Undiluted Eucalyptus Essential Oil
Botanical Name
Eucalyptus globulus
Synonyms
Gum Tree, Southern Blue Gum, Tazmanian Blue Gum, Fever Tree, Stringy Bark, Blue Gum
Family
Myrtaceae
Parts Used
Leaves and young twigs
Method of Extraction
Steam Distillation
Ingredients
Eucalyptus Essential Oil (Eucalyptus globulus)
Source
Asia
Note
Top
Colour
Clear
Consistency
Thin
Strength of Initial Aroma
Strong
Aroma
Fresh, medicinal, woody.
Uses
Arthritis, bronchitis, catarhh, cold sores, colds, coughing, fever, flu, poor circulation, sinusitis
Constituents
Cineole, Pinene, Globulol, Camphene, Limonene, Pinocarvone
Safety Information
Can be toxic when taken orally in high doses. Excessive use of the oil may cause headaches.
Summary
Eucalyptus has a cooling and deodorizing effect on the body, helping with fevers, migraine and malaria.
For the respiratory tract, it helps with coughs, asthma, throat infections, sinusitis and catarrhal conditions. It soothes inflammation and eases mucus, clearing the head from the stuffiness of colds and hay fever.
Eucalyptus oil is useful as a warming oil when used for muscular aches and pains, rheumatoid arthritis, sprains and poor circulation.
In skin care it can be used for burns, blisters, herpes, cuts, wounds, skin infections and insect bites.
Eucalyptus oil can boost the immune system, and is helpful especially in cases of chicken pox, colds, flu and measles.
Eucalyptus oil is very helpful when used on headaches, fevers, on the respiratory tract, muscular aches and pains and in skin care. It has a soothing and calming effect on the whole body and helps with the immune system.
The oil is also effective against bacteria – specially staphylococci.
Blends well with
Benzoin, Thyme, Lavender, Lemongrass, Lemon and Pine.