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)
Constituent(s)
  • oil: eucalyptol (cineol)
  • tannin
  • wax
  • resin
  • bitter principle
Action
  • antiseptic
  • hygienic
  • disinfectant
  • deodorant
  • haemostatic
  • antipyretic
  • febrifuge
  • antispasmodic
  • stimulant
  • astringent
  • anti-catarrhal



Eucalyptus occidentalis

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Myrtaceae
English Names
  • Mallet
  • Flat-topped Yate
Natural Habitat
  • Western Australia
Part(s) Used
  • Cortex Eucalypti (known as Mallet bark)
Constituent(s)
  • inner bark: tannins; leaf: volatile oil
Action
  • used as tanning material



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)
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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