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Eucalyptus oil is the generic name for distilled oil from the leaves of Eucalyptus, a genus of the plant family Myrtaceae, mostly native to Australia but cultivated worldwide. Eucalyptus oil has a history of wide application, as a pharmaceutical , antiseptic , repellent , flavouring and fragrance , as well as having industrial uses.
Eucalyptol (also called cineole) is a monoterpenoid colorless liquid, and a bicyclic ether. [1] It has a fresh camphor-like odor and a spicy, cooling taste. [1] It is insoluble in water, but miscible with organic solvents. Eucalyptol makes up about 70–90% of eucalyptus oil.
ELOM-080 is a phytotherapeutic extract (distillate) consisting mainly of three monoterpenes: (+)-α-pinene, d-limonene, and eucalyptol (not be confused with Eucalyptus oil). [6] The active ingredient is produced by the German manufacturer G. Pohl-Boskamp GmbH & Co. KG with registered offices in Hohenlockstedt. [7]
E. globulus is the primary source of global eucalyptus oil production, with China being the largest commercial producer. [30] [31] The oil has therapeutic, perfumery, flavoring, antimicrobial and biopesticide properties. [32] [33] [34] Oil yield ranges from 1.0 to 2.4% (fresh weight), with cineole being the major isolate.
Black pepper oil is distilled from the berries of Piper nigrum. Buchu oil, made from the buchu shrub. Considered toxic and no longer widely used. [3] Formerly used medicinally. Calamodin oil or calamansi essential oil comes from a citrus tree in the Philippines extracted via cold press or steam distillation.
Eucalyptus oleosa, commonly known as the red mallee, glossy-leaved red mallee, acorn mallee, [2] oil mallee [3] or giant mallee, [4] is a tree or mallee that is native to Australia. The leaves were once harvested for the production of cineole based eucalyptus oil . [ 5 ]
Eucalyptus trees bent over due to the high winds and heat of the October 2007 California wildfires. They are located in the San Dieguito River Park of San Diego County and leaning west. Eucalyptus oil is highly flammable and at high enough temperatures the oil expands quickening the spread of wildfires.
Two of the Faulding company's major innovations were a process for distillation of eucalyptus oil, and a test for determining the eucalyptol content of the oil. Faulding's success was founded on eucalyptus oil, which formed the basis of an antiseptic marketed as "Solyptol" (for sol uble eucal ypt us oil).