Eucalyptus Oil

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Formula

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Background

Eucalyptus oil is the volatile oil from fresh leaves of Eucalyptus globulus and some other species of Eucalyptus, Myrtaceae. The chief consituent is 70-80% cineole (eucalyptol), a-pinene, phellandrene, terpineol, citronellal, geranyl acetates, eudesmol, eudesmyl acetate, and piperitone.

 

Synonyms

Eucalyptus oil
Dinkum oil

 

Uses

Inhalant
Insect repellant
Expectorant
Antihelmintic
Local antiseptic
Rubefacient

 

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References

 1.

Vidal, C. and N. Cabeza, Contact urticaria due to eucalyptus pollen. Contact Dermatitis, 1992. 26(4): p. 265.

 2.

Lovell, C.R., Plants and the Skin. 1993, London: Blackwell Scientific Publications.

 

 

 

 

 

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