Eucalypts cultivated in the United States . us and nonirritant makes it especiallysafe and valuable. As much as a fourth of an ounce has been takeninternally without injury, and it may be freely applied to the mostdelicate tissue. Notwithstanding the fact that it is neither danger-ously poisonous nor irritating to the human system, it is a very effectiveantiseptic and disinfectant, and has come to be used quite extensivelyfor dressing wounds, ulcers, and other diseased tissues. It enters intothe composition of several antiseptic preparations. The oil is also awell-known remedy for malarial and
Eucalypts cultivated in the United States . us and nonirritant makes it especiallysafe and valuable. As much as a fourth of an ounce has been takeninternally without injury, and it may be freely applied to the mostdelicate tissue. Notwithstanding the fact that it is neither danger-ously poisonous nor irritating to the human system, it is a very effectiveantiseptic and disinfectant, and has come to be used quite extensivelyfor dressing wounds, ulcers, and other diseased tissues. It enters intothe composition of several antiseptic preparations. The oil is also awell-known remedy for malarial and other fevers, and is used in treat-ing diseases of the skin, and of the stomach, kidneys, and bladder, andis especially valuable for affections of the throat, bronchi, and lungs. In using Eucalyptus oil it is important that a pure article be pro-cured. Unfortunately there is considerable adulteration of this oilwith cheaper, inert, or harmful ones. No doubt this remedy would 3ul 35, Bureau of Forestry, U. S. Dept. of Agricultun Plate A. Eucalyptus goniocalyx. Trees 24 Years Old
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