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PRINCIPAL CONSTITUENTS:
Monoterpenes:
alpha-pinene 3-27%, p-cymene 1,2-3,5%, limonene 1,8-9%,
terpinene;
Sesquiterpenes:
aromadendrene 0,1-6%, alpha-phellandrene 0,2%;
Oxides: 1,8 cineole 60-85% (antiviral
, expectorant).
PROPERTIES:
Act
as a strong natural aniseptic with the antibacterial (Diplococcus
pneumaniae, Enterococci, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella,
Proteus, Salmonella pullorum, Staphylococcus albus,
Staphylococcus aureus, Yersinia enterocolitica);
antiviral (Influenza)
and
antifungal
(Candida albicans) activities,
also has expectorant, anticatarrhal,
decongestant,
mucolytic,
antimigraine, antiinflammatory, balsamic and insect repellent
properties.
INDICATIONS:
Bronchitis, pneumonia, asthma,
influenza, cold, coughs, sinusitis, laryngitis, migraine,
headaches, catarrh, arthritis, subcutaneous infection,
candidiasis, herpes, chicken pox.
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AROMATHERAPY USE:
The oil is blanded with vegetable
base oil, and ready for aromatherapy use.
The best way to treat a
pulmonary symptoms, as well as migraine is the inhalation:
– Place 2-4 drops of oil on the entrance of nostriles and inhale
deeply for 5 min, and
repeat same procedure twice in a half an hour, or:
– Put 5-6 drops of oil on the piece of
cloth, and inhale deeply 5 min, and repeat the same
procedure twice in a
half an hour.
Both procedure may be repeated after
4 hours, and may be performed 3 times a day.
The other way to apply the oil is by
rubbung it at the chest and feet area. Especially feet rubbing
is efficient because the oil easy
penetrate the skin and tissue, and through the vein stream reache the
lungs in a less than few minutes.
For a skin manifesting symptoms:
herpes, chickenpox, cuts, insect bites, various skin infections,
as well as for headaches, the oil
may be apply directly by rubbing it into the affected area.
Avoid the contact with the eyes!
OBSERVATIONS:
Contraindicated for very young children and babies!
Not for internal use, do not ingest Eucalyptus oil, because it may be
poisoning if ingested in large doses 4-24 ml of pure concentrated oil.
COMMENT:
The French aromamedicine school has well established
principles for application
of some essential oils, esspecially Eucalyptus by the
suppositories in order to treat respiratory conditions effectivelly. These
principles are based on the two facts:
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The first one is the fact that the veins from anal
region bring essential oil down to the blood stream taking it directly to
the lungs, in a less than one minute, where it can fulfill a fast and full
effect.
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The second one is the fact that essential oil
bypassing the liver avoid metabolic biotransformation and so it could
reach the place of its action unchanged.
The same principles are used as well by Pacific
Institut of Aromatherapy, San Rafael CA.
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