Potential health benefits of eucalyptus and eucalyptus oil include reducing symptoms of coughs, colds, and congestion and relieving muscle and joint pain. Eucalyptus is a fast-growing evergreen tree native to Australia.

Volatile oils in eucalyptus leaves have medicinal properties. The benefits of eucalyptus include relief from stuffy nose, insect bites, arthritis pain, anxiety, gingivitis and other conditions. There are almost 900 species of eucalyptus worldwide. Around 300 species of this genus contain volatile oils in their leaves.

Eucalyptus is a tree native to Australia and the oil distilled from dried leaves of certain species of eucalyptus is used for medicinal purposes. Eucalyptus oil is used for many conditions including colds, nasal congestion, skin ulcers, minor muscular or joint pains.

Eucalyptus is a tree. The dried leaves and oil are used to make medicine. Though eucalyptus is used medicinally for many purposes, there isn't enough scientific evidence so far to rate it as effective for any of them. Eucalyptus leaf is used for infections, fever, upset stomach, and to help loosen coughs.

Eucalyptus oil is also used in creams and ointments to relieve muscle and joint pain, and in some mouthwashes. In its native Australia, the eucalyptus tree is the main food for koalas. It has been used in the past as an antiseptic to kill germs. The oil was used in traditional Aboriginal medicines to heal wounds and fungal infections.