Large tree from 25 to 35 meters high. Its trunk has a smooth, ash-gray bark that peels off easily, the young leaves are wide, oval, and ash. The others are bent, sickle-shaped, camphorated when squeezed; its flower is white with a calyx The eucalyptus is a tree of great development, with gray bark and opposite leaves in the young branches and alternate and petiolate in the adults, its wood is highly appreciated in the paper and lumber industry. Its rapid growth allows foresting areas in a short time.
It is used for colds, coughs, bronchitis, fever and to reduce inflammation of the kidneys. The leaves have been shown to have an antibiotic effect.
For colds and flu: Take a decoction of the leaves, you can also wash your nose with the decoction. The cooking is prepared by adding 10 grams of the plant to boiling water for 15 minutes. Strain and cover. Water is given three times a day - morning, afternoon and night. Children should be given half the dose.
For cough and bronchitis. Boil a handful of leaves together with mullein and drink a glass three times a day.
For fever and reduce inflammation of the kidneys it is taken in tea.
The essential oil of eucalyptus leaves is used as a nasal decongestant and to combat respiratory infections. It is used in the form of ointment, in pills, inhalant candies, infusions, syrups or in vaporizations.