Eucalyptol

Product name:Eucalyptol
CAS:470-82-6
Molecular formula:10H18O
Molecular weight:154.249
Appearance:colorless to light yellow
Product description:
Eucalyptol is a natural organic compound which is a colorless liquid. It is a cyclic ether and a monoterpenoid.
Eucalyptol is also known by a variety of synonyms: 1, 8-cineol, 1, 8-cineole, limonene oxide, cajeputol, 1, 8-epoxy-p-menthane, 1, 8-oxido-p-menthane, eucalyptol, eucalyptole, 1, 3, 3-trimethyl-2-oxabicyclo[2, 2, 2]octane, cineol, cineole.
Eucalyptol is an ingredient in many brands of mouthwash and cough suppressant. It controls airway mucus hypersecretion and asthma via anti-inflammatory cytokine inhibition. Eucalyptol is an effective treatment for nonpurulent rhinosinusitis. Research showed that treated subjects experienced less headache on bending, frontal headache, sensitivity of pressure points of trigeminal nerve, impairment of general condition, nasal obstruction, and rhinological secretion. Side effects from treatment were minimal. Eucalyptol reduces inflammation and pain when applied topically. It kills leukaemia cells in vitro.