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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.
The active ingredient is a special distillate of rectified eucalyptus, sweet orange, myrtle and lemon oil in the ratio 66:32:1:1. It has mucolytic and expectorant actions and is therefore used for acute and chronic bronchitis as well as sinusitis ( inflammations of the nasal sinuses).
Cineole-based eucalyptus oil is used as a flavoring at low levels (0.002%) in various products, including baked goods, confectionery, meat products, and beverages. [1] [5] In a 1994 report released by five top cigarette companies, eucalyptol was listed as one of the 599 additives to cigarettes. [6] It is claimed to be added to improve the ...
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The Medical Companion, Or Family Physician, a book from 1827, gave the following recipe: Paregoric Elixir – Take of purified opium, flowers of Benzoin, camphor, and essential oil of annis-seed, each, two drachms; brandy, two pints. Digest for eight or ten days, frequently shaking the bottle, and then strain the elixir. [8]
Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil was created by Dr. Samuel N. Thomas of Phelps, New York.Although it was not uncommon to name patent remedies after fabricated characters, especially doctors, contemporary directories do list a so-called "electric physician" named Samuel N. Thomas living in Phelps from approximately 1867 to 1870. [3]
The refined oil's citronellal content is turned into cis- and trans- isomers of p-menthane-3,8-diol (PMD), a process which occurs naturally as the eucalyptus leaves age. This refined oil, which includes related compounds from the essential corymbia citriodora, is known widely by its registered tradename, "Citrepel" or "Citriodiol", but also by ...