Herbs
Eucalyptus
What the traditions say
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What Jeanny says
The Peel, Netherlands, and Spain · The Spanish Kitchen
“Eucalipto (eucalyptus). Leaves in the vahos, oil in a bowl. For grown-ups. Never near small children, never with epilepsy, never swallowed. EMA oil monograph: inhalation, skin or bath from 4 years, oral from 12, never with a seizure history.”
“Vahos de eucalipto: a bowl of hot water with eucalyptus leaves or a few drops of oil, a towel over the head, for a grown-up with a blocked head. Never for children: the three Dutch burn centres admitted 31 patients with steam-inhalation scalds in 1998-2007, most under 16, 29 of the 31 from a knocked-over bowl (Baartmans et al., Br J Gen Pract 2012). The EMA monograph for Eucalypti aetheroleum allows inhalation, skin or bath use from 4 years and oral use from 12, never for a child with a history of seizures. Swallowed eucalyptus oil can cause seizures and chemical pneumonia: 112.”