Description

(*CAUTION: Essential oils are NOT safe for internal use.  For external use only.  Do not apply directly to skin without first properly diluting with a carrier oil.)

Eucalyptus Essential Oil (Eucalyptus Globulus)

1 Dram, Undiluted

COMMON NAME :  Eucalyptus

SCIENTIFIC NAME :  Eucalyptus Globulus

OTHER NAMES :  Blue Gum Tree, Stringy Bark Tree, Iron Bark

FAMILY :  Myrtaceae

ASSOCIATIONS & CORRESPONDENCES :

• Element: Water
• Planet: Moon
• Day: Monday
• Direction: West
• Zodiac Sign: Cancer
• Chakra: 4^th Heart Chakra (Anahata)
• Energy: Yin
• Gender: Feminine
• Rune: Gebo
• Tarot: the Moon Tarot
• Animal: Raven, Hawk, Koala
• Sabbat or Holiday: Imbolc / Candlemas (Feb 1^st – 2^nd)
• Deity or God / Goddess Association: Mercury, Venus

Parts Used:  Leaf

Description:  Eucalyptus leaves are highly aromatic owing to various volatile oils, such as cineol.

There are hundreds of ways you can use eucalyptus to help soothe your skin and improve your health. Eucalyptus ointments are used to treat skin irritations and minor wounds. It has a natural healing power that will soothe skin and promote healing quickly.

Eucalyptus essential oil can be diluted and applied directly to the nose and chest when suffering from a cold. It helps open nasal passages naturally and allows relief from a cold or allergies. Eucalyptus is also used in warm compress to soothe sinus pain and pressure.

Diluted eucalyptus essential oil is also applied to bruises, joint sprains, and arthritic joints. It helps soothe aching muscles and bones in a natural way.

Adding eucalyptus essential oil to a footbath can also help to freshen smelly feet and rejuvenate them from a hard day of work.

Eucalyptus oil is also used for steam inhalation. When inhaled into the respiratory passages, spasm is reduced. Eucalyptus is a relaxing expectorant and promotes drainage from congested sinuses. The volatile oil is also antiseptic, indicated in respiratory and sinus infections.

Historical Uses:  antiseptic, antispasmodic, expectorant, stimulant, febrifuge, breaks up congestion, relieves pain, naturally disinfects, vapors help with breathing, anti-viral, pulmonary tuberculosis, high blood sugar, burns, cold, flu, bronchitis, respiratory infection, analgesic, anthelmintic, antibacterial, antifungal, anti-infectious, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antiputrescent, antirheumatic, febrifuge, pectoral, fever, catarrh, sinusitis, muscular aches and pains, rheumatism, arthritis, urinary infection, cystitis, parasitic infection, skin irritations, minor wounds, stuffy nose, allergies, sinus pain and pressure, sore throat, freshens breath, smelly feet

Mystical Attributes:  Add Eucalyptus to all healing blends. The leaves are used to stuff healing poppets and are carried to maintain good health. Apply diluted essential oil to the body to relieve colds.

Eucalyptus is used in purification mixtures.

Mystical Intentions:  health and healing, purification

Smell:  An intense, sharp, clear, fresh, green, camphorous, woody, herbaceous aroma

Botany, Cultivation & Harvesting:  Eucalyptus, one of the world’s tallest trees, is originally native to Australia and Tasmania and now cultivated in southern Europe, India and Africa.

Eucalyptus typically grows from 30 to 55 m (98 to 180 ft) tall. The bark sheds often, peeling in large strips.

Eucalyptus produces branches of alternating, oval-shaped, blue-green leaves. The broad juvenile leaves are borne in opposite pairs on square stems. They are about 6 to 15 cm long and covered with a blue-grey, waxy bloom. The mature leaves are narrow, sickle-shaped and dark shining green. They are arranged alternately on rounded stems and range from 15 to 35 cm in length.

The buds are top-shaped, ribbed and warty and have a flattened operculum (cap on the flower bud) bearing a central knob. The cream-colored flowers are borne singly in the leaf axils and produce copious nectar that yields a strongly flavored honey.

The fruits are woody and range from 1.5 to 2.5 cm in diameter. Numerous small seeds are shed through valves (numbering between 3 and 6 per fruit) which open on the top of the fruit.

It produces roots throughout the soil profile, rooting several feet deep in some soils. They do not form taproots.

Eucalyptus grows in sunny hilly country or moist valleys, or damp marshy areas. It doesn’t grow well in shade. Eucalyptus prefers a moderately fertile well-drained soil.

Sow seeds in February or March in a sunny greenhouse. Species that come from high altitudes appreciate 6 – 8 weeks cold stratification at 2°C.

Pot up the seedlings into individual pots as soon as the second set of seed leaves has developed, if left longer than this they might not move well. Plant out into their permanent locations in early summer and give them some protection from the cold in their first winter.

The seed can also be sown in June, the young trees being planted in their final locations in late spring of the following year.

Eucalyptus leaves may be harvested anytime during the growing season, just be careful not to harvest more than half of the plant’s leaf supply at one time. Leaves are then dried and cut into pieces for later use. Store dried leaf pieces in an airtight container in a cool, dry place.

Contraindications & Toxicity:

• Eucalyptus oil is toxic if used internally.
• Do not use on the faces of small children.

Constituents:

• Volatile oil (up to 3.5%)
• Eucalyptol is the major component
• Polyphenolic acids
• Flavonoids

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