Leaves of the eucalyptus tree. The dried leaves, which are rich in eucalyptus oil, Eucalypti aetheroleum, are used phytotherapeutically. s.a. Cineol
Quality defined in the European Pharmacopoeia (Ph. Eur. 8.0).
HMPC monograph: Traditional-use: cough due to cold, External: local muscle pain.
ESCOP (Eucalyptus oil, s. Eucalypti aetheroleum): Internally for the supportive treatment of chronic respiratory complaints including bronchitis and bronchial asthma; for the symptomatic treatment of catarrhs of the upper airways; externally for colds and rheumatic complaints.
Commission E-Monograph (Eucalyptus leaves): Colds of the respiratory tract.
Empirical medicine: Colds, asthma, whooping cough, bladder diseases, as a gastrointestinal remedy.