Wildcrafted eucalyptus pure essential oil - 5 ml

Eucalyptus camaldulensis. Plantpart: leaves, wildcrafted by hand in Tavronitis area (not cultivated). 

Expectorant for the respiratory system, muscle warming, promotes woundhealing. Clears and focuses the mind.

Babis and Janina, the producers, report on eucalyptus collection and distillation: "We collect the leaves of Eucalyptus camaldulensis along the Tavronitis riverbed in North Western Crete from a large naturalised population during the summer. The leaves are distilled fresh, and distillation has to be carried out for 3-4 hours in order to obtain the complete and balanced oil. The oil has a slightly yellowish colour and a balanced, fresh, profound flowery scent with lemony undertones, quite different from the penetrating, slightly camphorous medicinal top-note odour of commercial Eucalyptus oils".

An important word on quality: 
Eucalyptus oils are produced in China, Australia, Brazil, Spain and Portugal. Global annual production of Eucalyptus oils is estimated around 4000 tonnes (1992). The bulk of Eucalyptus spp. essential oils are produced for the flavour, fragrance and toiletries industries. Commercial Eucalyptus oils require a 1.8 cineole concentration of around 75-80%, and pharmaceutical industries require a 1.8 cineole content of 70% according to the British Pharmacopoeia. This means, that rectification or/and addition of synthetic 1.8 cineole is often applied to bring the oil up to that standard.

Chinese Eucalyptus oils are reportedly often derived from camphor oil fractions in the laboratory, not being a genuine oil at all. Likewise, industry requires conform, standard batches year after year. This leaves Eucalyptus oils one of the most adulterated essential oils on the market. According to a report from the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), most Eucalyptus oils produced have to be rectified to increase 1.8 cineole content before entering the international trade. This is called 'value added processing'...In general, it is extremely rare to encounter a genuine, 100% natural oil of Eucalyptus.

The scent of Eucalyptus camaldulensis promotes easier mental concentration and logical thought processes, it somehow has inward turning, purifying and renewing quality. At the same time invigorating and calming, it reconnects us with our breath and frees us from congestion and blockages, both physically and mentally. 
Therapeutically, the essential oil of E. camaldulensis can be used in much the same way as other Eucalyptus oils. Interesting is the fact, that even though the oil does contain a lower percentage of 1.8 cineole, the compound acclaimed to be of 'medicinal value', the oil never the less is very efficient for bronchitis, asthma, coughs, colds and 'flu. This is consistent with the finding, that isolated1.8 cineole generally is much less anti bacterially potent, than the whole entire oil of Eucalyptus.

 
The oil is an excellent disinfectant, expectorant and decongestant for the respiratory system. At the onset of colds and flu one can prepare direct inhalations. Add a drop or two to a bowl of boiling water, cover head and bowl with a towel and inhale a few times daily. Often you can experience immediate relief. These inhalations clear the nasal passages and are useful in cases of sinusitis as well. 

The oil is mucolytic and anti inflammatory. Some people experience relieve during asthma attacks, sniffing directly to a bottle of Eucalyptus essential oil, however it seems important that the oil is genuine, a 100% natural essential oil.   An excellent oil to evaporate in the aroma lamp in times of cold epidemics, either alone or in combination with thyme. Our oil is used evaporated in kindergartens here in Crete, and the results are excellent. Much less runny noses and infections among the kids, much less sick-leave among the adults. Additionally, our oil has the fresh but floral, rounded scent which is generally well liked and is as such not associated with a sharp medicinal odour. A drop of Thymus capitatus essential oil added, contributes to the bactericidal activity of the evaporate. 

Once a cold has taken hold, one can prepare a chest-rub for adults. Add Eucalyptus camaldulensis essential oil at 2% and Thyme essential oil at 1% to a basic oil such as almond- or oliveoil, rub with fast strong strokes onto chest and upper back, put on a t-shirt and get to bed. For young children, the oil of Myrtus communis, Myrtle, should be used instead.  Eucalyptus camaldulensis, added to a massage oil at 1-2% can help relieve muscular pains and strains, as it has a cooling effect on the skin, but a deeply warming effect on muscles.   Used directly, Eucalyptus is a good antiseptic and disinfectant for small wounds. 

Eucalyptus camaldulensis effectively repels insects, and for this purpose may be applied diluted at 1-2% in a body oil to the skin, or used in aroma lamps and sprays. You can add the oil at 3% to water in a spray-flask, shake well before each use, and spray onto curtains, mosquito nets or generally around the house.

Eucalyptus essential oils generally should NOT be used orally, as there have been several reports of incidental poisoning especially in children.