Eucalyptus,+Blue+Gum

= = = Essential Oil = **Appearance:** A mobile clear fluid with fresh camphoreous-herbaceous scent and faint sweet-wood undertones **Production areas:** South-eastern Australia (native), Spain, Portugal, Barzil, China **Extraction:** Steam distillation of the fresh leaves and twigs **1 kg. Oil yield from:** 30-80 kg. of leaves and twigs (very good)
 * Botanical Source: ** Eucalyptus globulus (Myrtaceae - myrtle family)

Therapeutic nature
**Safety status:** Non-toxic, non-irritant, non-sensitizing

**Fragrance category:** top tone with pungent, green note **Tropism:** Respiratory, urinary systems Fourth and Fifth chakras **Essential Quality:** Stimulating
 * Perfumery status: ** A head note of medium intensity and poor tenacity

Psychological functions
**Stimulates the mind and promotes energy:** --Apathy, lethargy, despondency, loss of motivation,depression, low self-confidence, grief --Mental fatigue with poor concentration and memory, confusion <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">**Clarifies and intensifies feelings:** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">--Emotional conflict and confusion <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">--Indifference, reserve, unfeelingness

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Physiological functions
**anti-infective, immunostimulant, anti-inflammatory**: flu; urogenital infections including cystitis, cervicitis, urethritis, vaginitis, pyelitis, nephritis leukorrhea, cervical erosion; gastrointestinal infection. **Febrifuge:** flu, intermittent fevers, including malaria, typhoid
 * Stimulant expectorant, antitussive, mucolytic, antibacterial ** : Bacterial upper and lower respiratory infections with cough (including acute rhinitis, sinusitis, tonsillitis, laryngitis, pharyngitis, bronchitis, croup, emphysema, pneumonia, adenitis)

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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Topical functions
<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">**Skin care:** sensitive skin type <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">**Anti-inflammatory, antipruretic:** inflamed, itchy or painful skin conditions, atopic dermatitis, wet or dry eczema, erythema, couperose, sprains and strains

== <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Chinese Medicine Functions and Indications == <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">**Qualities:** Sweet, green <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">**Temperature:** Cool <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">**Meridian tropism:** Liver, Heart, Lung <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">**Movement:** Neutral <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">**Essential functions:** To regulate the Qi and release constraint

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">--Liver Qi stagnation with mind disharmony, with mood swings, irritability, anger <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">--Heart Qi stagnation with mind disharmony, with nervousness, anxiety, worry, insomnia <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">--Liver Qi stagnation with muscle and joint aches, nerve pains
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">1) Spreads Liver and heart Qi, releases contraint and harmonizes the mind **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">--Liver Yin deficiency with mind agitation, with moodiness, frustration, irritability, agitated depression, anger <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">--Heart Yin deficiency with mind agitation, mental restlessness, anxiety, worry
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">2) Nourishes Liver and Heart Yin, Calms the mind **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">--Lung Qi accumulation with wheezing, cough, chest distention or pain
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">3) Descends Lung Qi and stops wheezing **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">--Wind-damp-heat in the skin with red, itchy, painful eruptions <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">--Wind-damp-heat in the meridians with red, swollen, painful joints, rheumatic pains
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">4) Dispels wind-damp-heat from the skin and channels, and relieves pain **