Nature has many gifts for us that protect and support our health. One of them is rare essential oils hidden in plants and flowers. Today we will introduce eucalyptus, whose effects are especially welcome in autumn.
Eucalyptus essential oil has many beneficial properties for human health. For the Aborigines, the indigenous people of Australia, it is the main remedy for healing wounds and fungal infections. Teas made from eucalyptus leaves were also used to reduce fever.
Eucalyptus purifies the air, clears the mind and lifts the spirits.
Due to its healing properties, it is included in the following Diochi products: Astofresh drops a Baktevir.
Its beneficial effects on the psyche help with fear and stage fright before exams, presentations or interviews, deepening breathing and thus deepening meditation. Eucalyptus essential oil is very effective in clarifying our visions and future direction.
A versatile helper for your health
Eucalyptus essential oil is also an effective insect repellent. Due to its strong antiseptic properties, it is used to treat acne-prone skin. It is an essential ingredient in mixtures for local chest and back massages for respiratory problems, massages of large and small joints for arthritic pain, and general massages.
We utilise the healing properties of eucalyptus essential oil for:
- flu and colds
- viral (and bacterial) skin infections (herpes zoster, cold sores and warts)
- lung diseases
- fevers
- viral infections
- bronchitis
- tonsillitis
- hay fever
- asthma
- sinusitis
- poorly healing wounds
For fresh and safe air in your home
Thanks to its antiviral and antibacterial properties, eucalyptus essential oil is used to purify the air.
A few drops of eucalyptus oil in an aroma lamp or in a bowl of water placed on the central heating system will destroy germs in the air and reduce the risk of transmission of infectious diseases.
Eucalyptus essential oil is also an effective insect repellent. Due to its strong antiseptic properties, it is used to treat acne-prone skin. It is an essential ingredient in mixtures for local chest and back massages for respiratory problems, massages of large and small joints for arthritic pain, and general massages.
Eucalyptus is also a great aid when studying.
Eucalyptus globulus promotes the production of dopamine and acetylcholine, which are neurotransmitters. Dopamine stimulates and acetylcholine promotes logical thinking, concentration, sorting and storing information, and mastering new work tasks.
How is eucalyptus essential oil obtained?
The blue gum eucalyptus (Eucalyptus globulus) is one of the tallest trees in the world. There are more than 700 species of eucalyptus, and essential oil is distilled from approximately 50 of them. Seventy per cent of the species are found in Australia, their place of origin. Eucalyptus globulus is most commonly used for oil production, but oils from Eucalyptus radiata, citriodora, camaldulensis, polybractea, smithii and others are also commonly available.
All types of eucalyptus are particularly suitable for respiratory problems.
Eucalyptus globulus has a higher eucalyptol content than other species and therefore has very strong antiseptic and antiviral effects. It is particularly effective against viruses. It has traditionally been used to treat shingles. This type of eucalyptus can also be used on younger children, but always in a highly diluted form and preferably in combination with lavender. Eucalyptus destroys sources of malaria.
In its native Australia, the eucalyptus tree is the main food source for koalas. Eucalyptus trees, originally from Australia (Tasmania), began to be planted in other areas, mainly for their fast-growing, high-quality wood, but also for other interesting properties. Now they can also be found in China, Brazil, Madagascar, the Mediterranean and South Africa.
Eucalyptus roots dry out the soil considerably and can therefore be used for large-scale drainage of swamps. In Algeria, for example, planting eucalyptus trees has become part of a successful plan to eradicate malaria. On the other hand, due to the drying of the soil and highly flammable essential oils (in some species, the flash point is around 45 °C), eucalyptus groves are highly vulnerable to fires and can gradually destroy the original ecosystems.
Eucalyptus is an evergreen, fast-growing tree that can reach heights of up to 100 metres. It is one of the tallest trees on Earth. Its slender trunk, covered with smooth grey bark, the outer layer of which peels off from time to time like that of a plane tree, only branches out at a height of 50 to 80 metres. It has stiff, lanceolate leaves of a light blue-green colour. The flowers are small, cream-coloured, growing on the sides of the branches, like myrtle flowers. It blooms for the first time in its fourth or fifth year of life. The fruit is a brown capsule. It blooms from February to July.
Commercial distillation of eucalyptus oil began in Australia in 1854. The first work on the antiseptic and antibacterial properties of the essential oil was published in Germany by Dr Cloez (1870).
Eucalyptus essential oil contains eucalyptol (up to 80% TP3T), an antiviral terpene oxide cineol, which is effective against influenza A and B viruses. It also contains terpene alpha-acetate, geranial, neral, alpha-terpineol, geraniol, terpinen, linalool, beta-pinene, limonene, myrcene, alpha-pinene and other substances.
Method of extraction: Steam distillation from branches and leaves. 1 kg of essential oil is obtained from 50 kg of the plant.
Aroma: Strong, fresh, balsamic, spicy
Colour: Colourless to light yellow
Predominant energy (according to the Chinese pentagram): Metal – lungs, large intestine, skin.
This article was published with the kind permission of of the magazine Sphere
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