Niauli

Safety & Contraindications

Blumenthal et al. and Fleming et al. are rougher on this one than the cajuput. For that reason, I score it only + for safety. Fleming et al. after issuing their usual template, which suggests that no health hazards or side effects have been noted with proper administration. “Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages”. Contraindicated internally in gallduct or GI or biliary inflammations, or severe liver ailments. Internal administration of niauli oil may lead to diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting. Do not apply near nostrils of pediatrics, may cause asthma-like attacks, bronchial spasm, glottal spasms, and even respiratory failure. Confusingly calling it caje rather than niauli oil, and noting that it contains 35–60% cineole, Fleming et al. say that cineole causes induction of enzymes involved in liver detoxification, thereby possibly short-ening or lessening the effects of other drugs that might have been coadministered. As with most EOs, this one may induce dermatosis in sensitive individuals. Fleming et al. even warn that overdosages, can lead to life threatening poisonings, due to the cineole. Ten grams of niauli oil could contain 6 g cineole. Symptoms include circulatory disorders, collapse, fall in blood pressure, and respiratory failure. Do not induce vomiting, say Fleming et al., rather give activated charcoal.