- 유칼립투스, Eucalyptus
. 학명; Eucalyptus globulus
. 개요; 오세아니아원산의 상록수
. 효능; 방부제, 탈취제, 거담제, 각성제
. 사용법; 오일이나 냉추출
1 학명과 약용부위
- 학명; Eucalyptus globulus
- 약용부위
. Leaves.
. 잎
2 통명
- 영어; Blue gum
- 한글; 유칼립투스
3 개요
- 오세아니아원산의 상록수
. 미국서부와 남부에서도 재배
- 줄기; 100미터까지 성장
. 잎; 어릴 때는 백청색으로 마주나는 장방형의 고착형
성숙하면서 어긋나고 초승달형으로 성장
- 꽃; 백색으로 꽃잎이나 꽃받침없이 개화
. 열매; 단단한 4셀의 종자로 성숙
Eucalyptus is a tall, evergreen tree native to Australia and Tasmania. Among its various species, the blue gum is the one commonly grown in the U.S., being found in California, Florida, and parts of the South. The trunk, which grows to 300 feet high or more, is covered with peeling, papery bark. The leaves on the young plant, up to 5 years old are opposite, sessile, soft, oblong, pointed and a hoary blue color. The mature leaves are alternate, petioled, leathery, and shaped like a scimitar. The flowers are solitary, axillary, and white, with no petals and a woody calyx. The fruit is a hard, four-celled, many-seeded capsule enclosed in the calyx cup.
4 효능
- 방부제, 탈취제, 거담제, 각성제
- 잎에서 오일 추출
. 폐질환, 감기, 인후통에 유용
. 천식, 호흡기질환, 목욕첨가제로도 사용
. 감염예방; 풍열과 화상에 활용
- 냉추출물; 소화불량과 발열치료
. 외용; 화농성 상처와 궤양에 적합
Antiseptic, deodorant, expectorant, stimulant. Most eucalyptus medications are made from the greenish-yellow oil obtained from the mature leaves. The oil, or lozenges and cough drops made from it, is useful for lung diseases, colds, and sore throat. It can also be used as a vapor bath for asthma and other respiratory ailments, and as an antiseptic bath additive. Its expectorant properties are useful for bronchitis. The oil is also said to be useful for pyorrhea and for burns, to prevent infection. A cold extract made from the leaves is helpful for indigestion and for intermittent fever. Externally, the antiseptic and deodorant qualities of the oil make it suitable for use on purulent wounds and ulcers.
5 사용법
- 오일; 잎을 삶아 증기를 응축
Oil; Boil mature leaves in water and condense the vapor to recove the oil.