🪃Aboriginal Australian Medicine
Spinning Gum
Eucalyptus perriniana
About Spinning Gum
Spinning Gum (Eucalyptus perriniana) is a herb used in the Aboriginal Australian Medicine tradition to help with Respiratory Issues, Wound Healing, Fever, and Headache. The resin is the part traditionally used, used both internally and topically.
Botanical background
Eucalyptus perriniana, commonly known as Spinning Gum, is a tree or mallee which is native to New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania in Australia. Spinning gum is a sub-alpine species and grows in areas which are normally snow covered for several months in winter. However domestic cultivars can grow in almost any temperate climate.
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist
Parts used
Resin · both