🪃Aboriginal Australian Medicine
Snow Gum Leaf
Eucalyptus pauciflora
About Snow Gum Leaf
Snow Gum Leaf (Eucalyptus pauciflora) is a herb used in the Aboriginal Australian Medicine tradition to help with Respiratory Issues, Fever, Wound Healing, and Inflammation. The leaves and resin are the parts traditionally used, used both internally and topically.
Botanical background
Eucalyptus pauciflora, commonly known as snow gum, cabbage gum or white sally, is a species of tree or mallee that is native to eastern Australia. It has smooth bark, lance-shaped to elliptical leaves, flower buds in clusters of between seven and fifteen, white flowers and cup-shaped, conical or hemispherical fruit. It is widespread and locally common in woodland in cold sites above 700 m (2,300 ft) altitude.
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist
Parts used
Leaves · bothResin · both