Essential oils can be applied or massaged into the skin, inhaled or immersed in water. While aromatherapy has been practiced for centuries in various cultures, it has not yet been properly evaluated for medical effectiveness.
However, it remains a popular complementary therapy for helping with certain health conditions. Essential oils are not safe to consume and can cause significant poisoning even if small amounts are ingested. It is therefore important that essential oils are stored securely in a child-resistant container and kept out of reach of children. The use of undiluted essential oils on sensitive skin or in the nostrils can irritate or burn. Susceptible people may also develop an allergic reaction and a skin rash.
Essential oils are rapidly absorbed orally and symptoms can develop as quickly as 30 minutes after ingestion some individuals experience delayed symptoms up to 4 hours after exposure. The severity of toxicity is dependent on the type of oil and the amount ingested. Children are particularly susceptible. As little as 2mL less than half a teaspoon of eucalyptus oil can cause significant poisoning in an infant.
Symptoms of toxicity include:. This publication is provided for education and information purposes only. Age of child. Substance ingested. Amount ingested mL. Time of onset of symptoms after ingestion. NA Not available.
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Provided by the Springer Nature SharedIt content-sharing initiative. Skip to main content. Search all BMC articles Search. Download PDF. Abstract Background Eucalyptus oil poisoning is rare in adults but is not that uncommon in children. Case presentation Two adult Indian men who unintentionally consumed eucalyptus oil presented to the emergency room of our institution with seizures. Conclusions All physicians should be aware of the toxic effects of eucalyptus oil, which is used often in daily life in India.
Background Eucalyptus oil poisoning is not that uncommon in children [ 1 , 2 ], and it is usually unintentional [ 1 ]. Case presentation A year-old Indian man presented to the ER of our institution in a drowsy state at about 9. Table 1 Gas chromatographic analysis of the alleged sample eucalyptus oil Full size table.
Table 2 pH and bicarbonate levels arterial blood gas analysis of two patients in serial order Full size table. Discussion Eucalyptus oil poisoning is more commonly described in children and is usually unintentional [ 1 , 2 ].
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