Botany
A tree that attains a height of 15 meters or more. Bark is greyish. Leaves are leathery,lanceolate to sickle-shaped, 8 to 20 cm in length, haning vertically or obliquely. Flowers are white.

Distribution
Grows vigorously in the Baguio area.

Constituents
• There are more than 300 species. The species with the highest yield of volatile oils are E. globosus, E. tereticornis, E. polyanthemos and E. citriodora.
• Volatile oil: phellandrene, aldehydes and ketone, 33%, phenol, 9%.
• Oils are in classified into: (1) medicinal, containing eucalytol or cineol (2) industrial, containing terpenes, used in mining operations, and (3) aromatic, as in E. citriodora.
• Stimulant, antiseptic, antimalarial

Parts used and preparation
Leaves.

Uses
Folkloric
Antiseptic and deodorant: Apply crushed leaves on affected area.
Cough and asthma: Take decoction of leaves as tea.
Insect repellant: Burn leaves.
• In other countries, used to combat malaria.
• Used as antiseptic gargle.
• Used for lung infects and bronchitis.
• Oil used for croup and spasmodic throat problems.
Others
• Oil used for sterilizing and lubricating urethral catheters.
• In veterinary medicine, the oil used for influenze in horses, distemper in dogs, and for parasitic skin infections and septicimia.

Availability
Wild-crafted.