Ingredients- essential oils and their uses

BOTANICAL NAME: Eucalyptus globules. 

PLANT FAMILY: Myrtaceae

COMMON NAME: Tasmanian Blue Gum

ORGIN: Indigenous to Australia. It is not found in North and South Africa, China, India, Southern Europe and California, USA

Description:Description:  A tall evergreen tree which can grow to over 100 meters. The trunk is covered with peeling, papery bark. The leaves on the young plant are opposite, sessile, soft, oblong pointed and a hoary blue color. The mature leaves are alternate, petioled, leathery, shaped like a Arabian sword. The flowers are solitary, auxiliary and white, with no petals and a woody calyx. The fruit is a hard, four-celled, and many-seeded capsule enclosed in the calyx cup.

Medicinal Parts used: Leaves and essential oil.

Method of Extraction: Double Steam Distilled

Chemical composition: The main chemical components of Eucalyptus are: Camphene, Citronellal, Fenchene, Phellandrene, Cineole

Essential oils properties: Eucalyptus has a clear, sharp, fresh and very distinctive smell. It is pale clear to yellow in color and is thin and watery in viscosity.

The story of eucalyptus oil usage begins with the arrival of Surgeon-General John White to Australia in 1788. White reported the fragrance of the eucalyptus oil. A sample was sent to England and its ability to remove colicky complaints was reported. Baron Ferdinnand Von Meuller and Joseph Bosisto collaborated which led to the beginning of the eucalyptus industry in 1852.

All of the Eucalyptus, of which there are over 600 species, originate in Australia. They have been transplanted to many other warm parts of the world, including Central Asia, North Africa and California. The evergreen Eucalyptus Tree's bark exude a sweet smelling gum, however it's the leaves that contain the droplets of essential oil and those of the Tasmanian Blue Gum are the most esteemed in healing.

Oil of Eucaptylus has been distilled from at least 1788 when two Doctors, John White and Dennis Cossiden distilled Eucaptylus for its use in treating chest problems and colic. The first works of the antiseptic and bacterial properties of the oil were published in Germany by Doctors Cole and Homeyer. They classified it as being "sudorific, a stimulant anticatharral and astringent". It was prescribed for all respiratory system conditions such as bronchitis, flu, asthma and coughs.

Jojoba Oil, which is actually a liquid wax extracted from the jojoba shrub native to Mexico and the arid regions around California. Jojoba Oil has a high concentration of insaponifiables (English translation: unsaponifiable) which have been proven to help in the rejuvenation of wrinkles and damaged skin as a result of the natural aging process.

Grape seed oil is used in the blend as a carrier oil. It accelerates the absorption of the eucalyptus deep into the tissue allowing the eucalyptus oil to work on the areas of discomfort. Grape Seed Oil is also an excellent Antioxidant. Antioxidants neutralize "free radicals" which cause degenerative, life-threatening diseases.

Aloe Vera is widely known as a very effective natural antiseptic. It contains multiple agents that have antiseptic qualities. They have the effect of reducing and even eliminating bacteria, fungi. It also works effective against some viruses. It has the ability to work effectively against external infections. Its agents also have an effective pain relief which works well with the eucalyptus pain relief agents.