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Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022

Does eucalyptus oil help cure hallucinations or take away symptoms of autism?

Marlo Lee, Lead Stories

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A video posted on Facebook describes a little boy who has hallucinations about an alien living inside his body. The text story declares the hallucinations disappeared as soon as the boy started drinking an herbal tea that contained eucalyptus oil. 

Another little boy is mentioned briefly at the end of the video for purportedly having no continuing signs of autism after drinking the same herbal tea.

Eucalyptus oil does have destressing properties, according to a psychiatry professor, but there are no credible scientific publications proving eucalyptus oil can cure psychosis or autism.

Also, as little as 2 milliliters of an essential oil can cause significant issues for an infant.

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