AURO-The-Natural-Choice-for-daily-Life-04.2019

EUCALYPTUS OIL STIMULATION AND RELIEF More than 600 species are known, and with a height of up to 70 metres the eucalyptus tree belongs to the highest trees of the world. The biodiverse plant genus from the myrtle family originates from Australia and Indonesia. Nowadays, the eucalyptus tree is cultivated in subtropical and Mediterranean areas. It grows very fast and its roots grow deep into the ground where they find even remotest water veins. Since the 17 th century, it was used in the Mediterranean area to drain marshes and thus dry out the most favourite reproduction areas of the anopheles mosquitoes that transmitted malaria. This was also the reason why the tree was called the „fever tree“. The Aus- tralian aborigines considered the euca- lyptus to be a kind of all-purpose rem- edy. Use For a long time already, euca- lyptus has been used for the disinfection of medical equipment and for wound treatment because of its anti- septical properties. Nowa- days, the dried leaves of older eucalyp- tus trees and the ethereal oil of the fresh leaves and the tip of the branches are used in medicinal products especially where respiratory diseases are to be cured. The yellowish ethe- real oil is mainly won by water vapour distillation. Depend- ing on the species, the smell ranges from a light lemon and camphor aroma to a fresh, keen or strong scent. The typ- ical aromatic, ethereal oil is also set free when you just rub an eucalyptus leave between two fingers. At AURO, we use eucalyptus oil that is won from the leaves of the eucalyptus tree by water vapour distillation. The oil serves as a fragrance and has a slightly preserv- ing effect. It originates from the subtropical areas of China, mainly in the outer east or southeast regions where temperature variations are very small. By the way: The koala bear is the only animal that can tolerate the slightly toxic cyanhydric acid of many eucalyptus species. However, the extracted ethereal oil is not poisonous. ORIGIN: CHINA 34