eucalyptol

(u-kal-ip’tol). A thin, colorle liquid, CyoH,,0, with a camphor-like odor, obtainable from the volatile oil of eucalyptus. It is deodorant, disinfectant, and antiperiodic, and is used in malaria, asthma, bronchitis, urethritis, diseases of the ear, and externally as an antiseptic in wounds, ulcers, and various discharges (as leukorrhea), as an antiseptic by inhalation and atomization in fetid bronchitis, diphtheria, etc. Dose, 5-15 min. (0.333-1 C.c.).