Useful and medicinal properties of eucalyptus
Useful and curative properties of eucalyptus
Trees of various heights( up to 80-100 m), dropping or not dropping bark. Leaves in almost all species are heteromorphic: young, intermediate and adult. Adults - regular, petiolate, ovate or lanceolate, crescent or oblique. Flowers fairly small, 7-8 mm in simple umbrellas or heads, rarely single. Fruit - a box, growing together with a calyx tube, woody, opening with leaves. The native land of eucalyptus Australia, was brought to Transcaucasia to drain swamps of the Colchis lowland - the breeding ground for a malarial mosquito.
Cultivated on the Black Sea coast of the Caucasus. The most known in culture are 11 species. It grows on boggy soils. Motherland - Australia.
Medicinal raw materials are leaves collected during the whole summer period. However, the best in quality and richer essential oil are the leaves collected in autumn. Drying is normal. The smell of the leaves is strong, fragrant, the taste is spicy-bitter.
Dried leaves contain 1.5 to 3% essential oil, which is believed to be the main active principle of the plant, there is oil in large spherical containers immersed in the flesh of the leaf. In the essential oil, cineole( up to 80%) prevails. After obtaining the oil by distillation with water vapor, it undergoes rectification. At the same time, aldehydes and some other components that have an unpleasant odor that irritates the mucous membranes are removed.
In essential oil of eucalyptus, the main biologically active substance, eucalyptol, acts like a cineole, a biochemical substance found in many fragrant plants-healers( laurel, rosemary, sage).
In addition to essential oil, eucalyptus leaves contain tannins, healing bitches, resins and, of course, phytoncides - substances that are destructive to a wide variety of pathogenic bacteria and microbes. According to the content of phytoncides eucalyptus is the absolute champion among all deciduous trees and herbaceous essential oils. Even such a recognized source of plant antibiotics is inferior to it, like the laurel of the noble. The strength of eucalyptus is such that it easily destroys particularly resistant pathogenic microorganisms - dysentery rod, streptococcus and staphylococci;it inhibits the growth of trichomonads( a hard-to-treat infection of the genital tract), tuberculous mycobacteria, and is able to fight the pathogens of malarial fever. What can we say about mosquitoes and mosquitoes - where eucalyptus tree grows, or where you use its essential oil, these malignant insects can not be found within a radius of several kilometers. In addition, infusion of leaves helps to avoid itching and inflammation of the skin with insect bites.
Eucalyptus has long been called a tree for fever. It can be successfully used in febrile conditions, accompanying many infectious diseases( malaria, typhoid, measles, scarlet fever, cholera), as well as for their prevention.
Preparations from eucalyptus have analgesic, antiseptic, antiseptic, antiparasitic and expectorant properties.
Pure cineole is used in medicine under the name "Eucalyptol".Preparations of eucalyptus are active against gram-positive and gram-negative microorganisms. Cineol has a pronounced antimicrobial property in relation to a number of microorganisms. The disinfecting effect of essential oil is 3 times greater than that of carbolic acid, but much less toxic.
It is used in medicine tincture, decoction and essential oil. Infusion - with acute gastrointestinal diseases, coughing, as an expectorant and disinfectant, as an antiseptic is used in diseases of the respiratory tract, laryngitis, tracheitis, catarrhal and putrefactive bronchitis, pleurisy, abscesses and gangrene of the lungs;for washing infectious wounds, ulcers, fistulas, phlegmon, with pleurisy, purulent mastitis, open fractures, chronic osteomyelitis, etc. Infusion and decoction from the leaves are used, in addition, in ophthalmic practice with blepharitis, and in the skin - with some pustular skin diseases. Eucalyptus oil is also used in osteomyelitis, carbuncles, phlegmon, in gynecological practice - with erosions, cervical uterine ulcers, for moist inhalations in diseases of the upper respiratory tract and nasopharynx;together with water or in alcohol solution - as a deodorizing agent. External it is prescribed as an analgesic for neuralgia, rheumatism, radiculitis, lumbago and as a means of repelling mosquitoes, mosquitoes, ants and other insects. The doctors of the past used eucalyptus even in the treatment of diseases of the stomach and intestines - as an anti-inflammatory, anthelmintic and antiparasitic agent. He fights intestinal parasites( ascarids and pinworms) and is effective in pediculosis( damage to the hairy parts of the body with lice).
Eucalyptus oil is used to treat furunculosis, phlegmon, erosion and ulcerative lesions of the mucous membranes( with erosion and cervical uterine ulcers), as a distracting and analgesic for rubbing in myositis, radiculitis, plexitis.
For rubbing or massage, make an ointment. The basis - linalol or petroleum jelly, pork fat - must be heated in a water bath and add up to 5% eucalyptus oil.
For the treatment of gynecological diseases( acute and chronic inflammation and destructive changes in the uterus and appendages), eucalyptus water is used, which at home is obtained using the technology described in Appendix 1. For these purposes, the following preparation is also used: 1 teaspoonfulsoda dissolve in 0.5 liters of boiled water, add 3 - 5 drops of eucalyptus oil, mix thoroughly, use for douching.
Eucalyptus essential oil can be used to treat burns and infected eye wounds. This oil suppresses growth and localizes the most often isolated from the conjunctival sac white and golden staphylococcus, resistant to antibiotics of microbial origin.
Eucalyptus essential oil prevents spreading into the wound originating in the wound area, preserves visual functions. A 3% ointment or an emulsion of essential oil is applied on desmaked naphthalan.
Decoction for douching: 30 grams of eucalyptus pour 1 liter of boiling water, insist on a boiling bath for 30 minutes, cool, strain.
For lotions and washing of wounds, ulcers with erysipelas, abscesses, phlegmon, purulent mastitis, with erosion and ulcers of the cervix, it is necessary to dissolve 1 teaspoon of eucalyptus tincture in 1 cup of boiled, slightly warm water.
Aromatic oil( 10 drops of eucalyptus oil per 10 ml of vegetable oil) is used for migraine( apply to whiskey and massage), burns( 2 times a day to treat affected areas), herpes( 3 times a day, apply oil with a cotton swab).
For baths it is recommended to add 4 - 7 drops of essential oil to the water. You can prepare a sauna remedy: dissolve 15 drops of essential oil in 20 ml of ethyl alcohol.
In the book "Aromatherapy" V. Brud and I. Konopatskov give numerous facts of treatment of complex diseases with compositions of essential oils, which include eucalyptus oil. So, with a strong cold, a mixture of eucalyptus, geranium, sandalwood and rose oils was used in a ratio of 4: 2: 1: 1.Inhalations 3 times a day( 1 to 2 drops, the duration of the procedure is 4 to 7 minutes) and daily baths allowed to get good results without the use of antibiotics on the third day
. Traditional medicine uses eucalyptus oil as an antiseptic for treatment of breast and cancer cancerguts. Infusion, decoction from the leaves of eucalyptus - a good preventive tool.
Research carried out at the Institute. IM Sechenov( Yalta) have shown that eucalyptus oil stimulates B and T immunity systems and can be used for aromatherapy as natural anticarcinogens to reduce the increased cancer risk, prevent occupational risk of diseases in some industries( rubber, chemical, metallurgical).
The information on the bioenergetics of eucalyptus essential oil is of interest. Even in the book "Agni Yogi" N. 5-rikh wrote: "To remove the auras of yo-lezny and other mechanical techniques. It is also necessary to clean the atmosphere of the room with eucalyptus oil. .. Among the cleaners is useful eucalyptus, which contains a lot of fire.
Cedar and other resins, such as eucalyptus, are the product of the psychic energy of trees, from which all their healing and irreplaceable properties - strengthening, cleansing, healing, etc.
Purified resin, or its oil, can be taken inside,the dose is five drops or more.
Coniferous trees, like an electric machine, accumulate viability, condensed energy storage, or naturovaloris. Druids often called resin cups of life.
Some forest species can enhance or hamper the action of psychic energy. Oak and needles are good, but aspen, alder and small elms rarely help energy. "
Essential oils obtained from different types of eucalyptus, in connection with the properties and features of application can be divided into 3 groups: pharmaceutical, perfume and technical.
Pharmaceutical essential oils contain mainly cineole and are extracted from eucalyptus ash, globular, rod-like, beak-shaped.
Perfumery essential oils contain, mainly, geraniol, citronellal, limonene and have a very pleasant smell.
Technical essential oils contain mainly fellandren and piperitone, have an unpleasant smell and are used in industry.
Thanks to the essential oil of eucalyptus at home, you can easily create a zone of medicinal scents. Use aroma melons, aroma lamps( they, like the essential oil itself, are easily purchased at any pharmacy), aromatic pads with fragrant leaves or just bouquets of eucalyptus branches, drip a few drops of essential oil on the usual pillow on which you sleep. You will be provided with a healthy sleep and protection from infections, especially during the epidemic of influenza. In addition, the healing aromas will correct the emotional state, relieve the symptoms of chronic fatigue and depression, and this is also very important for maintaining our immunity.
Inhalation of volatile fractions of essential oil of eucalyptus and other fragrant plants is extremely important in the prevention of the most serious diseases, including oncological diseases. They help prevent the development of atherosclerosis and the diseases caused by it - coronary heart disease and other heart diseases. Eucalyptus essential oil shows high antioxidant activity - it regulates oxidative processes at the cellular level. Its inhalation increases the stability of cell membranes - membranes, helps maintain the constancy of the internal environment of the body. All this largely prevents failures in the system of body regulation, prevents the appearance of malignant neoplasms.
According to the sanatorium-preventorium of the mine "Saksagan", Krivoy Rog, good indicators were obtained in the preventive rehabilitation of children in kindergartens. The room for the aromatherapy is pre-quartzed, then flavored with essential oils: lavender, mint, eucalyptus in the ratio 2: 1: 1.Concentration of volatile substances in the air 1 sq. Km.m / 1 cu.m of the room, the duration of the procedure is 30 minutes, the course of treatment is 30 days. Usually, these sessions should be conducted in the spring-autumn period, before or during epidemics of viral diseases, not only for children in kindergartens, schools, but also for adults in institutions, hospitals, and enterprises.
Spraying 2% alcohol emulsion of essential oil kills 70% of staphylococci in closed rooms.
In Bulgaria, eucalyptus leaves are used as a local anesthetic, vasoconstricting, anti-inflammatory and antiseptic for bronchitis and bronchial asthma in the form of hot infusions( 5 g per 200 ml of water), but more effective when inhaled essential oil. Essential oil, dissolved in sunflower( 2: 100), is a good tool for lubricating the nasal passages of influenza and colds.
Application at home
Decoction of leaves
Take 10 g.( 2 tablespoons) of crushed dried eucalyptus leaves, pour in a glass dish with enamel, cover with a lid and stand in a boiling water bath for 30 minutes, insist for 10 minutes at room temperature, filter, and the remaining raw materials are squeezed. The volume of the broth obtained is adjusted with warm boiled water to the original( 200 ml).The prepared composition can be stored in the refrigerator, but not more than 2 days. Take 1/4 cup of broth 3 times a day after meals in a warm form - as a disinfectant and anti-inflammatory agent for various colds and infectious diseases of the upper respiratory tract. For inhalations and rinses, 1 tablespoon of broth is recommended to dissolve in a glass of warm water.
You can prepare the broth in another way: crushed leaves( at the rate of 1-1.5 tablespoons per glass of water) are poured with boiling water, boiled for 3-4 minutes at low boiling, allowed to settle for several minutes and filtered through cheesecloth. Shake before use. This broth is intended for ingestion in a warm form - 1/4 cup 4 times a day after meals. In diseases of the upper respiratory tract it is used for inhalations several times a day.
Another way: 30 g for 200 ml dilute 1 liter of warm boiled water( for washing wounds, douching, wetting tampons).
Infusion of eucalyptus leaf
Two teaspoons of leaves pour a glass of water, bring to a boil, boil for 1-2 minutes, insist until cooled at room temperature and used to rinse the mouth and pharynx, as well as for inhalation( 1 teaspoon infused with a glass of water).The same composition helps with acute gastrointestinal diseases - due to its bactericidal and disinfecting properties, and is also used in the treatment of inflammatory eye diseases, pustular skin lesions.
Oily leaf infusion
Ready-made eucalyptus oil can be purchased, but it is not at all difficult to prepare such an oil extraction even at home.
Do this in the following way: 30 g of finely chopped leaves are placed in glassware, poured with a glass of linseed or sunflower oil and insisted in a warm place for 7-10 days, then filtered and squeezed. You can use any other quality vegetable oil - for example, corn or olive. This infusion of leaves on vegetable oil is used for grinding with pain in the joints of rheumatic origin, with arthrosis.
Eucalyptus essential oil , being a strong antiseptic and anti-inflammatory agent, is a part of many preparations( "Eucatol", "Pectusin", "Ingalipt", "Efkamon", "Chlorophyllipt"), in collection of inhalation mixtures of essential oils.
Essential oil is taken orally( 2 - 3 drops of honey) for influenza, bronchitis, pneumonia, tuberculosis, angina, diseases of the urinary tract( inflammation of the bladder, ureters, prostate, vagina).It is a powerful tool for reducing blood sugar, strengthens the immune system.
Inhalations
For colds, inflammatory processes in the throat and larynx, the use of inhalations with a combination of oils of various essential oil plants is effective. The mixture is made in such a way that it includes plants with strong leaves( eucalyptus, laurel), and with more "tender"( sage, mint, oregano).This combination will enhance the therapeutic effect. Here are some compounds for such aromatic procedures:
mix eucalyptus and anise oil in a 2: 1 ratio;
take eucalyptus oils and menthol( mint oil) in a ratio of 10: 1;mix in equal parts of eucalyptus and sage oil.
Add 6-12 drops of oil in a vessel with boiling water, cover with a towel and breathe in deeply the healing couples. Inhalation will provide a direct effect on the inflamed mucosa of the pharynx, trachea, bronchi, and lung tissue. At low concentrations, which are used for inhalation, the vessels of the mucous membranes of the
of the upper respiratory tract dilate. In addition, the broth has a local disinfectant effect.
In doing so, you will also get a wonderful cosmetic effect: the skin of the face is moistened and cleansed. You can also use a special home inhaler - it's easy to buy at home appliances stores.
Phytomixture with eucalyptus
Medicinal raw materials of eucalyptus remarkably manifests its properties in various herbal preparations. The most common application, they find, of course, the attraction of diseases of the respiratory system. Here are a few recipes of such fees:
eucalyptus leaves, calendula flowers, medicinal sage leaves - 2 tablespoons, elephant root high, licorice root nude, linden flowers, marsh rosemary grass - 1 tablespoon, chamomile flowers - 4 tablespoons;insist in the usual way( 2 tablespoons of the collection pour a glass of boiling water, to stand for 15 minutes in a water bath, insist 45 minutes);the composition rinses the inflamed respiratory tract several times a day.
Leaves of eucalyptus, peppermint leaves, leaves of plantain great, coltsfoot and sage medicinal, marigold flowers, St. John's wort's herb, root of elecampane high, fruits of anise ordinary, pine buds - 1 tablespoon;prepare the infusion and apply, as in the previous recipe.
With a cold, inflammation of the nasal mucosa
Dissolve the eucalyptus oil in high-quality vegetable oil in a ratio of 2: 100, lubricate the resulting composition with nasal passages several times a day.
With chronic sinusitis
In this case, a difficultly treatable disease, bactericidal and bacteriostatic properties of eucalyptus have proved to be very successful. Its preparations are a real plant antibiotic, with action several times stronger than the action of penicillin. It is also important that they do not cause allergic reactions, as is often the case with antibiotics prescribed by doctors. Prepare the infusion of leaves( 1 table spoon of dry leaf per glass of water).Use 0.5 liters of infusion to wash the inflamed sinuses of the nose after a puncture( the latter procedure is performed by a doctor) - every day 2 times a day.
Also for chronic sinusitis prepare such a collection for inhalation: mix 1 teaspoon leaves of eucalyptus globular and 2 teaspoons of plantain leaf large and nettle grass dioecious. Collect the poured a glass of boiling water, insist for an hour, filter;use 1/4 cup for one inhalation procedure. Do them 2 times a day, after a day's rest and in the evening for 3-5 minutes, 10-12 procedures are recommended for treatment. One of the ways to carry out inhalations is with the help of a heating pad. In a half-liter metal saucepan, 1 teaspoon of dry eucalyptus leaf, mother-and-stepmother, and motherwort leaves are poured, poured in 0.5 liters of boiling water, cover with a lid and insist for 20 minutes, then filter. Part of the broth - 1/2 cup - used for oral administration: drink warm 3 times a day for 2 tablespoons. The remaining broth is heated, poured into a heating pad for 1/10 of the volume and breathe hot steam, placing the opening of the heating pad either to the mouth or to the nose.
Another remedy for chronic sinusitis, sinusitis and other inflammations of the nasal sinuses: mix 1 teaspoon of eucalyptus, honey and brewed tea. Bury the composition in each nostril 2-3 drops 3-4 times a day.
It is useful to supplement the treatment with foot baths;The procedure is performed daily at bedtime for 5-8 minutes. The initial water temperature is 37 ° C, every 2 to 3 days it is reduced by 1 degree. After the bath, the legs need to be wiped dry and put on woolen socks.
With chronic pharyngitis
Pharyngitis is an inflammation of the pharyngeal mucosa;its acute form can pass into the chronic if the mucous membrane is constantly exposed to harmful factors - inhalation of irritants, gases, dust, nicotine, alcohol consumption, nasal cavity diseases, metabolic disorders, congestion in the venous system for cardiovascular disorders and tIn this disease, folk healers recommend the following method of treatment - "through the nose."
Take 15 ml of alcoholic tincture of eucalyptus, 20 ml of strong infusion of tea leaves( brewed at the rate of 1/2 tablespoon per cup of boiling water), 10 g( 2/3 teaspoon) of fresh honey bee. Mix all components and pour 0.5 liters of boiling water in a thermos bottle. Insist for half an hour. The resulting composition thoroughly shake and inject the patient with a pipette of 6-8 drops into each nostril 3-4 times a day. Approximate course of treatment - 4-6 days.
With a sore throat
2 tablespoons eucalyptus leaf globular pour a glass of boiling water, heat for 5-10 minutes in a boiling water bath, strain the broth through several layers of gauze and apply to rinses several times a day.
With bronchitis and bronchial asthma
Or: 10 g of crushed leaves brew 200 ml of boiling water, do not boil, burn the hour. Gargle in the morning after eating, after dinner and at night( tonsillitis, pharyngitis).Cooking infusion is possible for 2 days. For internal use, prepare the same broth;1 tbsp.spoon 3 times a day.
Spirituous tincture of eucalyptus
1 tablespoon of crushed dry leaf pour 100 ml of 70% alcohol, insist 1-2 weeks in a dark place, filter. Apply for inhalation - 10-20 drops per glass of water. Inside tincture appoint 15-20 drops per reception 3 times a day after meals - as an anti-inflammatory and antiseptic agent for inflammatory diseases of the upper respiratory tract and oral cavity.
25% take 15-20 drops 3 times a day( with bronchitis, influenza).
Eucalyptus tincture has anti-inflammatory, expectorant, strong antiseptic, analgesic effect. It is used internally for various coughs, diseases of the respiratory system, malaria, acute gastric, intestinal diseases, flu, colds.
Use the tincture inside for 20-30 drops per 1/4 cup of boiled cold water 3 times a day. External tincture is used for rinsing and inhalation in diseases of the throat and respiratory tract( angina, laryngitis, runny nose, tracheitis, catarrhal and putrefactive bronchitis, lung abscesses).Tincture is used for lotions and washing with purulent ulcers, erysipelas, abscesses, phlegmon, purulent mastitis and some pustular skin diseases. For syringing with erosion and ulcers of the cervix. For this, 1 teaspoon of tincture is bred in 1 cup of boiled, slightly warm water. Tincture is used for rubbing with radiculitis, with neuralgia, rheumatic pains.
Eucalyptus tincture is sold in pharmacies.
Prepare the infusion of eucalyptus leaves at the rate of 1 teaspoon of dry minced raw materials per cup of boiling water. Take 1/3 cup of infusion a day after meals.
With gingivitis, stomatitis, sore throats
Prepare a strong infusion of leaves: 2 tablespoons of raw material is poured into a glass of boiling water, heated in a boiling water bath for 15 minutes, then insist at room temperature for 45 minutes, vegetable raw materials squeeze, topping the medicinal composition to the original volume with warm boiled water. Use for rinses 4-5 times a day. You can use for the same purpose alcohol tincture of eucalyptus leaves - 15-30 drops of tincture is mixed in 1/2 cup of warm water.
For rheumatic, arthritic and other joint pains
Mix eucalyptus oil with turpentine or camphor alcohol, rub the resulting composition with painful areas.
Or: take 3 drops of eucalyptus oil, 3 drops of thyme oil, 1 drop of mint, 4 drops of juniper oil. With a mixture of massage painful areas, you can also share baths with this compound.
Another composition for massage: 3 drops of eucalyptus oil, 4 drops of rosemary, 2 drops of lavender, lemon, sage, thyme.
The effective remedy for general and acupressure massage with muscular and neuralgic pains is composed of eucalyptus, rosemary, juniper and lavender oils( 3.3, 2 and 4 drops respectively).
With abscess
Take 2 drops of eucalyptus, tea tree, chamomile oil, add 1 teaspoon of vegetable oil to this mixture;with this compound make an application on the site of the abscess.
For skin and gynecological diseases
In the mornings, it is recommended to wipe the skin with pieces of ice made from decoction of eucalyptus leaves( you can use a ready-made pharmacy tincture diluted in water - 1 tablespoon per glass of water.) After this procedure, it is better not to wipe your face with a towel, and wait until the skin dries by itselfIf you use this remedy regularly, the result will not be long in coming: the skin becomes more fresh, elastic, its color improves, in addition, it is an excellent prevention of inflammation and pustules, it is noted and mild bleachingThe Egg Yolk is mixed with 1 teaspoon of eucalyptus( can sometimes be replaced with rosehip or laurel oil), 10 drops of vitamin A and E are added to the mixture( vitamin oily preparations are easyfind in the pharmacy), half a teaspoon of honey. Mask applied for 20 minutes and rinsed with cool water. This procedure can be done every day.
Mixing 1 drop of eucalyptus oil with a teaspoon of jojoba oil, you will get a wonderful anti-cellulite weightazhnoe oil. With the help of this tool, peripheral blood circulation is strengthened, processes of tissue respiration and metabolism, active excretion of excess fluid and toxins are stimulated. The microcirculation process is being restored in the problem areas of the skin. All this actively contributes to the reduction of fatty deposits, and hence, manifestations of cellulite - the notorious "orange peel."
Eucalyptus against smoking
Take 1 tablespoon of crushed eucalyptus leaves, pour 0.5 liters of boiling water, insist for 1 hour. Then add 1 tablespoon of honey and 1 tablespoon of glycerin, all components are thoroughly mixed.
Drink the resulting composition in 1/4 cup 6 times a day between meals. The course of treatment - from 3 weeks to 1.5 months, the duration of it depends on the individual characteristics of the body and on how strong nicotine dependence.
Decoction of eucalyptus leaves with honey
Take 0.5 liters of decoction of eucalyptus leaves, prepared in a 1:10 ratio, and dissolve in it 2 tbsp.spoons of honey. The resulting solution is used for irrigation of wounds, lotions and trays.
Lotions with eucalyptus for eczema
Required:
2 tbsp.spoons of eucalyptus leaves, 250 ml of water. Cooking method.
Grind the leaves, pour boiling water, bring to a boil, boil, stirring, 30 minutes, drain. Mode of application.
Moisten cotton swabs in the resulting mixture, attach to the affected areas.
Useful and healing properties of eucalyptus ball
Family myrtle - Myrtaceae
The generic name comes from the Greek words to her - well and kalyptos - closed, since the flowers in the buds are closed by the lid. Species definition in translation from Latin means a ball, given in the form of fruits.
Botanical description. An evergreen tree up to 50-70 m in height. The bark of the trunk and branches is whitish-gray, smooth. The outer layer of the cortex( crust) with ceases to function cells peels off large areas and falls off. Young branches are tetrahedral, bearing opposite, sessile, often stem-lobate, ovoid, with heart-shaped base leaves. They, like the branches, are covered in a gray wax coating. Later, the branches become rounded, and the leaves are short-skinned, regular. The leaf plates are elongated, becoming oblong-ovate, lanceolate and sickle-shaped, dark green. Old leaves drooping, are directed to the sun not by a plane, but by ribs, why the trees almost do not give a shadow.
Flowers single, axillary. Buds drooping, like inverted urnochki. Calyx tubular, fused with the ovary, is closed by a lid with a dome-shaped process, which is a fused petal. When the flowers bloom, the lid drops and a lot of stamens are found in the form of fringe. Pestle with the bottom of the ovary. Fruits - flattened globular capsules, opening with a cross-shaped slit on top, are similar to bells. Seeds are few, angular-round, dark brown.
Blooms in autumn, the seeds ripen after 1.5-2 years after flowering.
Grows rapidly, 3 years after planting the seedling reaches a height of 6-8 m.
It is also possible to collect raw materials from eucalyptus ash.and eucalyptus roodate. In the first species, all the leaves are gray with a wax coating. Often forms coppice and shoots shoots, which facilitates the preparation of the sheet.
Geographical spread. The birthplace of eucalypts is Australia and Fr. Tasmania. Clean eucalyptus forests are not at all like ours. The trees here stand as if planted at an equal distance from each other. Their crowns do not touch, and a tall grass grows in a light forest and herds of sheep and cows graze.
On the initiative of the botanist AN Krasnov, eucalypts began to breed in the late XIX - early XX century on the Black Sea coast of the Caucasus.
Collection and drying. Collect leaves throughout the year, especially in summer, but young leaves can be harvested no earlier than November, as essential oil accumulates in receptacles by this time.
Dry raw materials outdoors and often turn over. From the root cane, branches are often collected, which are dried, then the leaves are already separated.
Medicinal raw materials. The raw material is a leaf of eucalyptus - Folium Eucalypti and its essential oil - Oleum Eucalypti.
Leaves whole, naked, of various forms, petiolate or sessile, ovate, oblong-ovate, elongate-lanceolate, often crescent and then thick, leathery. Thin, more delicate leaves in the light can clearly see numerous translucent points - receptacles with essential oil, and on the surface of old leaves the dark points of the crooked tissue are visible.
The smell is strong, fragrant, the taste is harsh.
Art.278 ГФ X admits: moisture not more than 14%;leaves of darkened and browned no more than 3%;other parts of eucalyptus not more than 2%;crushed parts passing through a sieve with a hole diameter of 3 mm, not more than 1%;organic impurity not more than 0.5%;mineral - no more than 0,5%;essential oil not less than 2.5%.
Chemical composition. The leaf of eucalyptus contains up to 3% of essential oil, tannins, ellagic acid, resins, waxes, flavonoids. The main constituent of the essential oil is an oxygen-containing monocyclic terpene cineole, the content of which reaches 80%.
Action and application. Cineol has bactericidal properties, which explains the phytocidal effect of essential oil( in the crown of eucalyptus air is sterile).Has a local anesthetic, anti-inflammatory effect.
Eucalyptus oil is widely used in its pure form or in alcohol solutions inside, and for inhalations and rinses( 20-25 drops per glass of water) for inflammatory diseases of the upper respiratory tract. Tablets "Pectusin", containing but oil and menthol, are kept in the mouth until they are fully absorbed. Moscow confectionary factory. PA Babaeva releases monpansier of the same composition. These are therapeutic sweets. The oil is a part of the pocket inhaler "Ingakamf", aerosol preparations "Kamfo-men", "Ingalipt".
Very close to the chemical composition and application to eucalyptus oil, cajeput, obtained from shoots of a shrub or tree of the same family - Melaleuca leucandendron. It contains up to 65% cineole. This oil is a part of the Vietnamese ointment "Golden Star".Due to the irritating effect they are designated as a "distracting" remedy, and now they are widely used for reflexotherapy in case of flu, angina, headache and toothache, runny nose, radiculitis, lumbago( lumbago) and pains associated with inflammation in the joints and muscles.
From infusions of eucalyptus leaves, infusions are prepared( preferably in a thermos bottle).For this purpose, the industry produces briquettes weighing 100 g. Divided into 10 equal segments of 10 g. Infusion of 10 g. Leaves per 200 ml of water is used as a disinfectant for diseases of the upper respiratory tract: laryngitis, bronchitis, lung abscesses and bronchial asthma. In diseases of the gastrointestinal tract( enteritis, colitis), infusion take 1/4 cup in a warm form 3 times a day after meals.
Eucalyptus tincture - Tinctura Eucalypti, diluted with freshly boiled and chilled water, is prescribed in the same cases as infusion, as well as for washing ulcers, fistulas and steam inhalations.
The drug "Chlorophyllipt", produced by industry, is a mixture of chlorophylls contained in the leaves of eucalyptus. It has an effective antimicrobial activity. Apply in the form of alcohol and oil solutions with erosions of the cervix: 1% alcohol solution, diluted 1: 5 in 0.25% solution of novocaine, is used in the treatment of trophic ulcers and burns.
When carrying staphylococci in the intestine, alcohol solutions of chlorophyllipt, diluted with water, are prescribed inside or in the form of enemas. The drug solution in a sterile isotonic sodium chloride solution is administered intravenously for septic states.
For external use in dermatology and gynecology, a concentrated infusion of leaves is used.3 tablespoons of dry shredded raw materials are poured in a thermos glass of boiling water, insist for 2 hours. Infusion is used in the form of lotions and applications for skin diseases and for syringings for female diseases.
You can cook the decoction of eucalyptus leaves for the same purposes.10 g( 2 tablespoons) of crushed leaves pour 1 cup of boiling water and stand half an hour in a water bath. Then insist for 10 minutes and filter through gauze. Before use, the formulation is shaken. Applied in the treatment of infected wounds, phlegmon, abscesses, purulent mastitis, acute and chronic myelitis. The wound and skin around the affected area are treated with a gauze pad moistened with 15% decoction( 1 tablespoon of decoction per glass of water).When the trophic ulcers are difficult to heal, the lower leg is applied daily with a decoction. In this concentration, the composition is used for syringing in inflammatory diseases of the female sexual sphere.
For burns
1 tablespoon eucalyptus leaves are poured a glass of boiling water, heated in a water bath for 30 minutes, cooled, filtered and squeezed. Apply externally in the form of lotions for burns 1 st and 2 nd degree.
In case of hearing problems with , this remedy is recommended to instill 3 drops into the ear canals after straining, and also to rub whiskey to them before hearing improvement.
With bedsores , this oil is used externally to care for the patient's skin - as a disinfectant and drying agent.
Well showed itself this tool and in the treatment of osteomyelitis, boils and carbuncles, phlegmon and other purulent diseases;in gynecological practice - with colpitis, erosions and ulcers of the cervix. For this purpose, it is mixed with a quality vegetable oil in a ratio of 1: 5.The same composition can lubricate the nasal cavity with flu and colds.
Eucalyptus essential oil is used internally for therapeutic and prophylactic purposes for 2-5 drops with 0.5-1 teaspoon of honey 2-3 times a day for 30 minutes before meals.
In many countries eucalyptus oil is used as a repellent( repellent) and insecticide( killing) agent to protect against harmful insects.
You can make a powder with it: mix 2.5 g of eucalyptus oil, 5 g of talc, 30 g of starch, sprinkle open parts of the body or rub in the skin.
Eucalyptus for cosmetic purposes
Cosmetic effect of eucalyptus essential oil is manifested in effective prevention and treatment of skin inflammation and irritation, pustular eruptions, youth acne, skin spots, scalp lesions( dandruff, seborrhea).As a deodorant, the infusions of eucalyptus leaves help with excessive sweating, including feet.