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| Botanical Name |
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: Eucalyptus globulus |
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| Synonyms | |
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| English |
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: Eucalyptus oil |
| Hindi |
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: Tailpatra |
| Marathi |
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: -- |
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| Specification |
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 Description : |
| Colourless or pale yellow liquid; odour, aromatic and camphoraceous; taste, pungent and camphoraceous, followed by a sensation of cold.Pale yellow oil with characteristics odour. |
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| Solubility : |
| Miscible with ethanol, chloroform, ether, glacial acetic acid and oils. Practically insoluble in water. |
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| Optical rotation: Between 0o and +10o |
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| Weight per ml: Between 0.897 and 0.924 g. |
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| Refractive index: Between 1.457 and 1.469. |
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| Assay : |
| Eucalyptus Oil contains not less than 60 per cent w/w of cineole, C10H18O. |
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| Therapeutic action : |
| There are many uses of eucalyptus oil, but the most part, eucalyptus is widely used to treat congestion and Respiratory problems. |
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