Editing Eucalyptus (section)

===''Eucalyptus'' oil===
{{Main |Eucalyptus oil}}
[[Eucalyptus oil]] is readily [[steam distillation|steam distilled]] from the leaves and can be used for cleaning and as an industrial solvent, as an antiseptic, for deodorising, and in very small quantities in [[food]] supplements, especially [[sweets]], [[cough drops]], [[toothpaste]] and decongestants. It has insect-repellent properties,<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Jahn |first1=Gary |title=Ant Repellent Activity of Eucalyptus Extracts in Choice Tests, 1988 |journal=Insecticide and Acaricide Tests |date=1 January 1991 |volume=16 |issue=1 |page=293 |url=https://academic.oup.com/amt/article/16/1/293/4573406 |access-date=16 January 2019}}</ref> and serves as an active ingredient in some commercial mosquito-repellents.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Fradin |first1=Mark S. |last2=Day |first2=John F. |title=Comparative Efficacy of Insect Repellents against Mosquito Bites |journal=New England Journal of Medicine |volume=347 |issue=1 |pages=13–18 |date=7 October 2009 |doi=10.1056/nejmoa011699 |pmid=12097535 |doi-access=free }}</ref> [[Aromatherapy|Aromatherapists]] have adopted ''Eucalyptus'' oils for a wide range of purposes.<ref>
{{cite book|year=2002|chapter=Composition of essential oils and other materials: Popular essences|editor1-last=Clarke|editor1-first=Sue|title=Essential Chemistry for Aromatherapy|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3n8KkOb9ZuYC|edition=2|location=Edinburgh|publisher=Elsevier Health Sciences|publication-date=2009|page=175|isbn=9780443104039|access-date=2020-04-28|quote=The eucalyptus essential oils find widespread applications [...]. For aromatherapy, the oils can be used for skin care, the respiratory system, the nervous system, the urino-genital system and the musculo-skeletal system.
}}</ref> ''[[Eucalyptus globulus]]'' is the principal source of ''Eucalyptus'' oil worldwide.