Eucalyptus

{u-kal-ip’ ’-tus) \ev, well; kclXvtctelv, to cover]. The leaves of E. globulus, native to Australia, but now cultivated in California. It contains a volatile oil, from which eucalyptol is obtained. The properties largely depend on the volatile oil. Eucalyptus has been used as an antiseptic, as a stimulant to mucous membranes, as an antispasmodic in asthma, in migraine, and, with doubtful succe , in malaria. E., Oleum, the volatile oil. Dose TT\v (o. 32) in capsules or emulsion. E., ch307.xhtml u 267