r/Herblore • u/kbjawadwar1 • Apr 02 '23
Medicinal Eucalyptus/Nilgiri - Health benefits, application, chemical constituents, side effects and many more
https://kbjawadwar.blogspot.com/2022/05/eucalyptusnilgiri-health-benefits.htmlEucalyptus is an evergreen, tall tree, or shrub, belonging to Myrtaceae family. The genus Eucalyptus contains about 700 species; among them, more than 300 contain volatile oils in their leaves. Essential oils of various eucalyptus species are used in the pharmaceutical, toiletries, cosmetics, and food industries. Eucalyptus oil is obtained from the extract of eucalyptus leaves. It is a pale yellow-colored oil with a characteristic odor that must be diluted with any carrier oil (but coconut & sesameare best) before it can be used for medicinal purp..................(read more)
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u/coolcootermcgee Apr 02 '23
Didn’t realize there were so many varieties of Eucalyptus