Parts offered
We are wholesale suppliers and exporters of
Eucalyptus Oil,
Eucalyptus Leaves,
Eucalyptus Bark
Description
A lofty tree about 90m in height with a clean straight bole and smooth
bark, peeling off in long strips, leaves opposite on juvenile shoots,
alternate in adult shootes, lanceolate, 20-25cm long, broad, rather thick
and curved, flowers large, white, 1-3 together in axils, operculum thick and
warty, fruit a hardened capsule, dehiscing longitudeinally at the mouth,
seeds very small.
Chemcal Constituents
Eucalyptin, 8-desmethyleucalyptin, sideroxylin, 8-demethylsideeroxylin,
quercetin, quercitrin, quercetol and its 3- degulcoside, chrysin, rutin
hyperoside, phloroglucin derivatives, EA, to EJ, n-tritriacontan-16-18
dione, 4-hydroxytritriaconate- 1-18-dione, 16-hydroxy-18-tritriacontanone,
11, 12-dehydroursolic lactone acetate, caffeic, ferulic, gallic, gentisic,
protocatechuic, maslinic and oleanolic acids.
Cosmetic Uses
Eucalyptus has a cleansing effect on the skin and reduces redness and
irritation. Eucalyptus oil is reputed to aid in wound healing and is
antispetic and anti-parasitic. It is antiseptic (especially in baths and
massage). It can be used for burns, blisters, herpes, cuts, wounds, skin
infections and insect bites.
Medicinal Uses
The oil is acrid, bitter, astringent, thermogenic, oleaginous, antiseptic,
deodoratnt, stimulant, anodyne, carminative, digestive, anthelmintic,
cardiotonic, diuretic, sudorific, expectorant, insect repellent, rubefacient
and antipyretic. Eucalyptus has a cooling and deodorizing effect on the
body, helping with fevers, migraine and malaria. 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.
Eucalyptus oil can boost the immune system, and is helpful especially in
cases of chicken pox, colds, flu and measles. Internal use of the oil in
excess will cause cardiac debility, vomitting and diarrhoea.
Eucalyptus Oil Blends with
Eucalyptus blends well with thyme,
rosemary,
lavender,
marjoram, pine,
cedarwood,
and lemon, lavender, lemon, marjoram, pine, peppermint. For rheumatism or
tight muscles, blend with cajeput, black pepper,
ginger,
juniper, marjoram and rosemary.
