Antimicrobial activity of oil of Eucalyptus

[Don Giovanni]

Antimicrobial activity of oil of Eucalyptus

We all have tasted this before in wine mostly in red...The Australian Wine Research Institute is conducting a study ...this study will try to definitively explain the compound in wine and why it's seen more in reds...IMHO it's seen more in red because the Eucalyptus drifts from the trees and gets bonded to the skins...thus white no contact with skins, usually and red most contact...this is the theory...now it will be tested...

Received 24 September 2004;  revised 20 January 2005;  accepted 20 January 2005.  Available online 11 May 2005.

I want you to look at the timeline 04' ...although they are now definitively studying this compound...beware of people who tell you this is a NEW STUDY...

Eucalyptol (1, 8-cineole) is the active ingredient of the eucalyptus oil, you get this in wine ... Moreover, Nadkarni has reported its antibacterial action

Maybe it's not such a bad thing for the development of wine over time...

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Pharmacopoeial grade dried eucalyptus leaf must contain at least 2.0% (v/m) volatile oil, composed mainly of 1, 8-cineole.[3] The Indian Pharmacopoeia requires not less than 60% w/w of cineole.[5]

Oil of eucalyptus has been traditionally used in Ayurveda as an antiseptic and for respiratory tract infections.