Combinations: The oil is often combined with Thymus.

Preparations & Dosage: An infusion may be made with 1-2 teaspoonfuls of the leaves to a cup of boiling water. Let infuse for 10-15 minutes. The dose of tincture is 1 ml. three times a day.

Citations from the Medline database for the genus Eucalyptus

EucalyptusArustamov AS Udalov VA [Treatment of rhinitis and rhinopharyngitis using a mixture of copper, Eucalyptus and tea]

Med Sestra 1980 Jul;37(7):38 (Published in Russian)Bohlau V Schildwachter G [Aerosol treatment of bronchitis]

ZFA (Stuttgart) 1977 Oct 31;53(30):1885-7 (Published in German)Boyd EM A review of studies on the pharmacology of the expectorants andinhalants.

Int Z Klin Pharmakol Ther Toxikol 1970 Jan;3(1):55-60Burrow A Eccles R Jones AS The effects of camphor, eucalyptus and menthol vapour on nasal resistance to airflow and nasal sensation.

Acta Otolaryngol (Stockh) 1983 Jul-Aug;96(1-2):157-61Byers JF To douche or not to douche.

Am Fam Physician 1974 Sep;10(3):135-9Cohen BM Dressler WE Acute aromatics inhalation modifies the airways. Effects of the common cold.

Respiration 1982;43(4):285-93Demchenko P [Aerosol therapy in the complex treatment of children with chronic pneumonia]

Pediatr Akush Ginekol 1966 Mar-Apr;2:11-4 (Published in Ukrainian)Dzhanashiia NM Startsev VG [Comparative evaluation of the effect of some species of Eucalyptus and of antibiotics on peptic activity of gastric juice in monkeys]

Antibiotiki 1970 Jun;15(6):547-8 (Published in Russian) Egawa H Tsutsui O Tatsuyama K Hatta T Antifungal substances found in leaves of Eucalyptus species.

Experientia 1977 Jul 15;33(7):889-90Goldstein E Cooper AD Tarkington B Effect of inhaling medication vapors from a cold preparation on murine pulmonary bacterial defense systems.

J Toxicol Environ Health 1976 Nov;2(2):371-88Jongkees LB [Nose rinsing, gargling and steambaths]

Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd 1974 Aug 10;118(32):1227-9 (Published in Dutch)Jori A Bianchetti A Prestini PE Effect of essential oils on drug metabolism.

Biochem Pharmacol 1969 Sep;18(9):2081-5Jori A Di Salle E Pescador R On the inducing activity of eucalyptol.

J Pharm Pharmacol 1972 Jun;24(6):646-9Kachnyi GG [Use of chlorophyllpt 1 percent alcohol solution in chronic suppurative otitis media]

Zh Ushn Nos Gorl Bolezn 1977 Mar-Apr(3):85-6 (Published in Russian)Koliadenko VG Levkovskii NM Golovchenko DIa [Use of chlorophyllipt in the treatment of erosive-ulcerative skin diseases]

Vrach Delo 1976 Sep(9):121-2 (Published in Russian)Kriazheva SS Khamaganova IV [External use of eucalimine in pediatric practice]

Pediatriia 1989(8):97-8 (Published in Russian)Lacroix R Merad MR Lacroix J Schoebel MF [Broncho-pulmonary antiseptics in the traditional Algerianpharmacopeia]

Tunis Med 1973 Sep;51(5):285-92 (Published in French)Low D Rawal BD Griffin WJ Antibacterial action of the essential oils of some Australian Myrtaceaewith special references to the activity of chromatographic fractions of oil of Eucalyptus citriodora.