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When I was a kid with a “code in my node,” mom slathered on the vapo rub and safety-pinned a towel around my chest. If you have a cold, try bathing with soap made with Eucalyptus essential oil. The oil of Eucalyptus globulus is used worldwide for its decongestant, expectorant and fever-reducing properties. In addition, Eucalyptus has antibacterial properties that are helpful for the dry, chapped lips that often accompany a winter cold.
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Australian Aborigines have included eucalyptus in their herbal medicine tradition for thousands of years, using the tree’s bark, leaves, oils and resins as remedies for a variety of ailments. The oil of Eucalyptus globulus, is used worldwide for its decongestant, expectorant and fever-reducing properties. Eucalyptus benefits for skin care are related to its antibacterial and astringent properties.
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It was Baron Ferdinand von Müller, the German botanist and explorer (from 1857 to 1873 Director of the Botanical Gardens in Melbourne), who made the qualities of this Eucalyptus known all over the world, and so led to its introduction into Europe, North and South Africa, California and the non-tropical districts of South America. He was the first to suggest that the perfume of the leaves resembling that of Cajaput oil, might be of use as a disinfectant in fever districts, a suggestion which has been justified by the results of the careful examination to which the Eucalyptus has been subjected since its employment in medicine.
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Eucalyptus leaf is used for infections, fever, upset stomach, and to help loosen coughs. The leaf is also used for treating respiratory tract infections, whooping cough, asthma, pulmonary tuberculosis, osteoarthritis, joint pain (rheumatism), acne, wounds, poorly healing ulcers, burns, bacterial dysentery, ringworms, liver and gallbladder problems, loss of appetite, and cancer.
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Botanical.com accessed at http://botanical.com/products/learn/p/patchouli_leaf-p.html on February 1, 2011.
Foster, Steven and Johnson, Rebecca L. (2008). National Geographic Desk Reference to Nature’s Medicine. National Geographic
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Eucalyptus oil can be used around the house to help eliminate some harsh household chemicals as well.
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