Eucalyptol from leaves - Specimen details
| Catalogue Number: 55208 | |||||
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| No Image | Plant Name | 67.01 MYRTACEAE Eucalyptus globulus | Entry Book Number | 159.1886 | |
| Artefact Name | Eucalyptol from leaves | Vernacular Name | |||
| Iso Country | Australia | TDWG Region | Australia | ||
| Parts Held | Eucalyptol from leaves | Geography Description | Australia, Victoria | ||
| Uses | Eucalyptol from leavesUse: MEDICINES - Respiratory System Disorders User: Man | TDWG use | MEDICINES - Respiratory System Disorders | ||
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| Donor | Col & Ind Exhib 1886 | Donor No | |||
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| Notes: | Label source: Eucalyptol C12 H20 O. (vapour density 6.22) (Bosistos). From Eucalyptus globulus. This volatile body is a homologue of Camphor, and appears to be two steps higher in the series. Its vapour, mixed with air, is fresh, agreeable when inhaled,, and is employed as a therapeutical agent in bronchial and diptheritic aflictions. Quantity employed from half to one teaspoonful, with half a pint of hot water in the inhaler. | ||||