====== Eucalyptus ======
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latin_names: Eucalyptus spp. globulus
folk_names: Blue Gum Tree, Stringy Bark Tree
gender_tags: 
planet_tags: Moon, Mercury
element_tags: Water, Air
deity_tags: 
effect_tags: Healing, Protection, Health
part_tags: fresh leaves, fresh seed pods, essential oil
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===== Magical Uses =====

The leaves are used to stuff healing poppets and are carried to maintain good health. To relieve colds, ring green candles with the leaves and pods and burn them to the socket, visualizing the person (or yourself) as being completely healthy. Also hang a small branch or twig of eucalyptus over the sick bed.

String the immature (green) pods on green thread and wear to help heal sore throats. Placed beneath the pillow, the pods guard against colds.

The leaves are also carried for protection.

===== Aromatherapy =====

One of the great glories of living in southern California is the huge stands of eucalyptus trees all around us. Imported from Australia as windbreaks for orange groves, these fragrant, tall trees live on even after it was discovered that they topple over in a stiff breeze.

The scent of eucalyptus is crisp and well known from its widespread use in common cold preparations such as cough drops.

Inhale the fresh, camphor-like scent to maintain or regain health. Add a few drops to a potpourri simmerer (see Chapter 5) to purify (heal) a room or house of negative psychic energy, particularly when people have been engaged in verbal, emotional or physical combat.

Smell the crushed fresh leaves or fresh seed pods to induce health and to speed the healing process. A bunch of fresh leaves in a sickroom is also helpful.
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