In article >,
Doug Freyburger > wrote:

> Omelet wrote:
> >
> > I was not talking about using the oil either. I was talking about using
> > the dried leaves. I have to wonder how many people here have ever
> > handled or smelled dried eucalyptus leaves? They don't smell ANYthing
> > like the oil! I grew up around them until around age 12.
> >
> > It's like the difference between fresh and dried ginger...
>
> I lived in Los Angeles metro for 24 years. Eucalyptus trees grow like
> weeds in So Cal. They are all over the place. The leaves didn't have
> much aroma that I noticed.

Exactly. The dried leaves are very mild.
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