ABSTRACT
From ancient times, the bark and leaves of various species of Eucalyptus have been used as folk medicines for the treatment of such ailments as colds, fever, toothache, diarrhoea and snake bites (Ghisalberti 1996). Bark powder has been used as an insecticide in Africa, and a decoction of leaves has been used for the treatment of colds and bronchitis in Venezuela, Jamaica and Guatemala. In China, the leaves of Eucalyptus globulus have been used internally for the treatment of influenza, dysentery, articular pain, tonsillitis and cystitis, and externally for use in the treatment of dermatitis, scabies, erysipelas and burns. The root bark of E. globulus has been used as an expectorant. The leaves of E. robusta, E. citriodora, E. tereticornis and E. exserta are used for the same purposes as E. globulus in China ( Jangsu 1977).
