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vermifugal properties in eucalyptus oil, as 
shewn by driving off ascarides. Vidan* also 
reports the efficacy of this remedy against oxyuris 
vermicularis, after the ineffectual use of other 
anthelminthics, the form of application having 
been 50-60 drops of eucalyptus oil in an enema 
for a few successive evenings. Schulz confirms 
the value of the oil in this respect, brought under 
his cognizance unexpectedly as a collateral effect 
on patients otherwise under treatment with 
eucalyptus oil. But Berengar-Ferandf could 
not produce good results with the oil against 
taenia. Babbits, to which pork containing 
trichinia spiralis was given, were subjected to a 
daily subcutaneous administration of ^ drachm of 
eucalyptus oil, but although the animals became 
pervaded by the odor of the oil, yet the numer- 
ously developed trichiniae passed from the 
intestines on to the muscular structure in due 
course unhurt, although when exposed to the 
mere spontaneous vapour of eucalyptus oil, they 
perished like the parameciae. Leeclies, placed in 
water, to which only one-thousandth part of 
eucalyptus oil was mixed, remained unaffected ; 
but when a small vessel with water, containing 
leeches, was much exposed to evaporation of 
eucalyptus oil, the animals coiled in contraction, 
gave off some blood, entered from time to time 
* Journal de tlK^rapeutique, 1875. 
t Bulletin gen. de therapeut, 1880. 
