Steinmetz:Eucalyptus
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Eucalyptus globulus (and other species)
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Myrtaceae
- English Names
- Eucalyptus
- Blue Gum tree
- Australian Fever tree
- Natural Habitat
- Eastern- and Southern Australia
- Tasmania
- Southern Europe
- Mediterranean countries
- North- and South Africa
- Part(s) Used
- Folia Eucalypti globuli
- Oleum Eucalypti (distilled from the leaves)
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- Constituent(s)
- oil: eucalyptol (cineol)
- tannin
- wax
- resin
- bitter principle
- Action
- antiseptic
- hygienic
- disinfectant
- deodorant
- haemostatic
- antipyretic
- febrifuge
- antispasmodic
- stimulant
- astringent
- anti-catarrhal
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Eucalyptus occidentalis
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Myrtaceae
- English Names
- Natural Habitat
- Part(s) Used
- Cortex Eucalypti (known as Mallet bark)
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- Constituent(s)
- inner bark: tannins; leaf: volatile oil
- Action
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Eucalyptus rostrata (and other species)
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Myrtaceae
- English Names
- Eucalyptus-Kino
- Kino-Eucalyptus
- Red Gum tree
- Blood Wood
- Natural Habitat
- Australia (not in Tasmania)
- Algeria
- Part(s) Used
- Succus (exuded from the stem. socalled Kino)
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- Constituent(s)
- kino-tannic aoid
- catechin
- pyrocatechin
- Action
- astringent
- tonic
- used in affections of the mucous membrane of stomach and bowels
- and in diarrhoea and dysentery. It possesses very similar qualities to Eucalyptus globulus and in some respects superior ones
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