Eucalyptus Leaf functions, tropism, dosage etc

[Guest guest]

Hi lidongyuan & All,

 

> I was wondering if anyone had information about the CM uses of

> eucalyptus. I did find a Chinese published book that had eucalyptus use

> in it but i can no longer find it. Eucalyptus is known as Da Ye An in

> chinese. I also remember it being used to drain damp heat from the

> lower jiao. If anyone can enlighten me as to its CM uses it would be

> appreciated as i live in australia and this herb is very easy to get.

 

Several different Eucalyptus sppare used medicinally, esp E Globuli, E

Robustae [Anye; Anshuye; Dayeanye; Youjia] & tereticornis (Xiye'anye;

Forest Gray Gum Fm; Flooded Gum Fm)

 

My notes are scanty on Chinese uses, except for the latter Hb [Xiye'anye]:

 

ACTIONS: Release Exterior & Disperse LU; Ease Cough & Calm Gasping /

Asthma; Rectify Qi & Activate Xue; Disperse Xueyu; Rectify Centre (SJM-

SP-ST); Resolve Toxin & Kill Parasites; Antibacterial (Staphs, Strepts,

Proteus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa; weak effect on E coli

 

ACTIVE AGENTS: Fm & sprig has 0.5-0.9% volatile oil mainly composed of

1,8-cineole, á-pinene, â-pinene, sabinene, 3-carene, phellandrene &

aldehydes

 

TEMP & NATURE: Even; Acrid; Bitter / Bitter~ slightly

CHANNELS: LU; LV; ST; LI

DOSE: Oral (as Dec): 6-15g;

As Topical: qs; macerate & apply / make Dec as Topical wash;

 

CLINICAL USES: Ganmao w fever (Fare ??), Phlegm cough w gasping /

asthma (Tansou Kechuan), flatus & abdomen pain (Qizhang Futong),

diarrhea & dysentery, bone-setter injury / bruises (Dieda Sunshang);

epigastrium & abdomen distention & pain; Xueyu; leptospirosis (Gouduan

Luoxuantibing);

as Topical compress / disinfectant wash (Chongxi Xiaoduji) in skin disease

& sores; erysipelas; canker / Toxin Sores (Duchuang), carbuncle sores;

ulcers (Kuiyang), mastitis; scabies (Jiechuang); tinea & itch (Xuanyang)

 

Note: some companies include Eucalyptus Oil in muscle / trauma rubs & in

inhalant preparations for respiratory problems.

 

For David Hoffman's note on E globulus, see:

http://tinyurl.com/defypk

 

Best regards,

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Thanks for that information phil, it seemed very thorough considering

your scanty notes. i looked at the link you provided and it seemed to

indicate lower jiao indications ie vaginal luecorrhea(sp?)which i

would guess coincide with its liver channel tropism. One of the thing

that surprises me about the info you provided is its neutral quality

as i would have thought it to be at least slightly cold, but then

again i believe horseradish to be slightly cold in effect which no-one

seems to agree with. In the local chinese herbalist here in footscray,

melbourne, i find that it is used in wind heat cold presentations. I

find the chinese quite wonderful in their adoption of herbs around

them and with a history stemming from the gold rush in the 1850's im

not surprised some of their prescriptions reflect the local herbs

available. i would be interested in anyone knowing of any other

Australian native herbs that have been included in the chinese materia

medica.

 

Cheers,

Michael

 

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< wrote:

>

> Hi lidongyuan & All,

>

> > I was wondering if anyone had information about the CM uses of

> > eucalyptus. I did find a Chinese published book that had

eucalyptus use

> > in it but i can no longer find it. Eucalyptus is known as Da Ye An in

> > chinese. I also remember it being used to drain damp heat from the

> > lower jiao. If anyone can enlighten me as to its CM uses it would be

> > appreciated as i live in australia and this herb is very easy to get.

>

> Several different Eucalyptus sppare used medicinally, esp E Globuli, E

> Robustae [Anye; Anshuye; Dayeanye; Youjia] & tereticornis (Xiye'anye;

> Forest Gray Gum Fm; Flooded Gum Fm)

>

> My notes are scanty on Chinese uses, except for the latter Hb

[Xiye'anye]:

>

> ACTIONS: Release Exterior & Disperse LU; Ease Cough & Calm Gasping /

> Asthma; Rectify Qi & Activate Xue; Disperse Xueyu; Rectify Centre (SJM-

> SP-ST); Resolve Toxin & Kill Parasites; Antibacterial (Staphs,

Strepts,

> Proteus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa; weak effect on E coli

>

> ACTIVE AGENTS: Fm & sprig has 0.5-0.9% volatile oil mainly composed of

> 1,8-cineole, á-pinene, â-pinene, sabinene, 3-carene, phellandrene &

> aldehydes

>

> TEMP & NATURE: Even; Acrid; Bitter / Bitter~ slightly

> CHANNELS: LU; LV; ST; LI

> DOSE: Oral (as Dec): 6-15g;

> As Topical: qs; macerate & apply / make Dec as Topical wash;

>

> CLINICAL USES: Ganmao w fever (Fare ??), Phlegm cough w gasping /

> asthma (Tansou Kechuan), flatus & abdomen pain (Qizhang Futong),

> diarrhea & dysentery, bone-setter injury / bruises (Dieda Sunshang);

> epigastrium & abdomen distention & pain; Xueyu; leptospirosis (Gouduan

> Luoxuantibing);

> as Topical compress / disinfectant wash (Chongxi Xiaoduji) in skin

disease

> & sores; erysipelas; canker / Toxin Sores (Duchuang), carbuncle sores;

> ulcers (Kuiyang), mastitis; scabies (Jiechuang); tinea & itch (Xuanyang)

>

> Note: some companies include Eucalyptus Oil in muscle / trauma rubs

& in

> inhalant preparations for respiratory problems.

>

> For David Hoffman's note on E globulus, see:

> http://tinyurl.com/defypk

>

> Best regards,

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

, " boringemailname "

<lidongyuan wrote:

>

> Thanks for that information phil, it seemed very thorough considering

> your scanty notes.

 

The zhong yao da ci dian (great encyclopedia of Chinese medicinals)

has a number of eucalyptus entries. There are several different

species with different actions, I don't know which species are the

most common in Australia. Several species have English names related

to gum moss, while one species just goes by the name Eucalyptus.

 

For the basic root cortex of Eucalyptus, I have:

Normalizes qi4 and transforms phlegm; eliminates wind-damp.

 

For the leaf:

cool, acrid and bitter nontoxic*

Tx. cold; influenza; dysentery; enteritis; joint pain; bladder

infection; burns; scab ({jie4}) and lichen ({xian3}); cinnabar toxin

(erysipelas); eczema; toxin swelling of welling-abscess ({yong1}) and

sores. Kind of a mix of WM and TCM conditions listed.

 

Eric Brand

[Guest guest]

Eric and all,

 

It is no surprise that the indications are a mix of Western and

Chinese medicine. With only a few exceptions in the Philippines and

Indonesia, the entire (very large) genus of Eucalyptus is native to

Australia, although it is cultivated around the world.

 

Eucalyptus essential oil is very famous for sinus congestion (it is a

primary ingredient in the famous Vicks vapor rub that some of you may

remember, by the way it was and still is, unless it has changed

recently, made up of essential oils from plants...and a little

petroleum oil of course) and eucalyptol (the most used portion of the

essential oil) is a primary ingredient in mouth washes.

 

I have never used it for skin conditions, but it is great for both

lower burner damp-heat and upper burner phlegm-heat. Definitely cool,

acrid, bitter with an over-all dispersing action. A fine medicinal!

 

Thomas

 

, " Eric Brand "

<smilinglotus wrote:

>

> , " boringemailname "

> <lidongyuan@> wrote:

> >

> > Thanks for that information phil, it seemed very thorough considering

> > your scanty notes.

>

> The zhong yao da ci dian (great encyclopedia of Chinese medicinals)

> has a number of eucalyptus entries. There are several different

> species with different actions, I don't know which species are the

> most common in Australia. Several species have English names related

> to gum moss, while one species just goes by the name Eucalyptus.

>

> For the basic root cortex of Eucalyptus, I have:

> Normalizes qi4 and transforms phlegm; eliminates wind-damp.

>

> For the leaf:

> cool, acrid and bitter nontoxic*

> Tx. cold; influenza; dysentery; enteritis; joint pain; bladder

> infection; burns; scab ({jie4}) and lichen ({xian3}); cinnabar toxin

> (erysipelas); eczema; toxin swelling of welling-abscess ({yong1}) and

> sores. Kind of a mix of WM and TCM conditions listed.

>

> Eric Brand

>