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ings, bat becomes in this process also partly or 
gradually converted into a resinous state and 
consequently inert. The oil circulates through 
the organism in the minutest of atoms, its action 
therefore being rapid and extensive. 
On the general therapeutic importance of the 
eucalyptus oil is dwelt in the 14th part. From 
chemical observations it has become patent that 
the eucalyptus oil can advantageously be drawn 
into use not only against infectious fevers, but 
also for the dressing of wounds or sores, even of 
malignant character. Furthermore, the effect of 
the oil in diminishing the reflex action is to be 
taken into consideration, as thereby irritation is 
lessened. The anti-neuralgic effect of the oil is 
also worthy of attention, especially when circum- 
scribed neuralgias are to be subdued by the simple 
application of the oil to the epidermis, it being 
so well able to penetrate the cutaneous layers. 
In dressing wounds it has been noted that the 
secretion becomes diminished, that the favourable 
change of the exudation promotes the tendency 
of healing, dependent on the closing process 
through new granulation under the influence of 
the oxygen evolving from the oil. 
The value of Eucalyptus Oil in the treatment of 
wounds, forms the fifteenth part of the essay ; — 
Gimbert, already, 1870, in his treatise “ L’ 
i^lucalyptus Globulus, son importance en agri- 
culture, en hygiene, et en medecine,” spoke of the 
