Cajeput oil

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Cajuput oil is a volatile oil obtained by distillation from myrtaceous leaf of Melaleuca leucadendra , Melaleuca cajuputi , and possibly others Melaleuca species. Trees that produce oil are found throughout SEA and above the warmer parts of the Australian continent. The majority of oil is produced on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. The name "cajeput" comes from the Indonesian name, " eucalyptus " or "eucalyptus".

The oil is made from leaves collected on a hot dry day, macerated in water, and distilled after being fermented overnight. This oil is very sharp, and has a mix of turpentine and camphor. It consists mainly of cineol (see terpene), from which cajuputene, has an odor like hyacinth, can be obtained by distillation with phosphorus pentoxide. This drug is a typical essential oil, and is used internally in doses of 2 to 3 minims, for the same purpose as, say, clove oil. It is often used externally as a counterirritant. It is an ingredient in some liniments for muscle pain like Tiger Balm and traditional Indonesian medicine, Telon Oil.

It is also used as an inhalant/decongestant ingredient and topical pain/inflammatory medicine such as Olbas Oil.

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Catatan historis

In October 1832 while in the port of Manila, Asiatic or spasmodic cholera suddenly appeared on board the USS Peacock (1828). The first case was a sailor named Peterson, sixty-three. The surgeon gives you six poppies, in three doses; bad symptoms increase, fifteen drops of cajeput oil are given in brandy and water, and repeated in half an hour. However, this treatment does not seem to help the patient; Peterson died about eleven hours after being struck with horror, just like the other seven, from "the terrible and terrible effects produced by one of the greatest whips who have ever visited the world."

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For fish

Cajeput is used for the treatment of bacterial or fungal infections in fish. Common brand names containing Cajeput are Melafix and Bettafix. Melafix is ​​a stronger concentration and Bettafix is ​​a lower concentration that makes it harder to overdose smaller fish, especially bettas. It is most commonly used to improve the re-growth of fins and tissues, but is also effective in treating other conditions, such as fins or velvet decay. This drug is mostly used in betta fish.

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See also

• Tea tree oil - derived from Melaleuca alternifolia

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References

• This article incorporates text from publications now in the public domain: Ã, Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Cajuput Oil". EncyclopÃÆ'Â|dia Britannica (issue 11). Cambridge University Press.

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