Many people associate Eucalyptus with the taste of the commercial Halls Menthol-lyptus cough drops. If there's one thing we've learned, it's that Eucalyptus can be very opening to the sinuses! However, we don't need a cough drop full of questionable
ingredients to get that job done. Eucalyptus leaves contain this ability with their rich essential oils of cineol, pinene and citronellal.
Native to Australia, Eucalyptus is in the Myrtle family, formally known as Myrtaceae. Clove, Guava, Allspice and many others are also in this family. Eucalyptus is both the common and genus name and comes from the Greek words...