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Product of Research: Vicks Vapo Rub Vicks Vapo Rub ointment is a widely known product, used to alleviate Stage Two: Identify the item's ingredient and WHAT they are made from. Product of Research: Vicks Vapo Rub

-Active Ingredients: Levomenthol, Eucalyptus oil, turpentine oil, Camphor

-Inactive Ingredients: Cedar leaf, Nutmeg oils, Stearyl alcohol, Laureth 7 (comes from ethylene oxide and lauryl alcohol), Poloxamer 124, Petrolatum

Stage Three: Discover WHERE the ingredients are from.

Active Ingredients: Levomenthol: is part of the Menthol family of organic compounds (crystal) that works as a decongestant. Eucalyptus Oil: Mainly impoted from the People's Republic of China, but can be found to be in production in other regions such as Portugal, Spain, India, Brazil, Chile (Bolivia, Uruguay, Paraguay) Tupentine Oil: distilled from California pine such as the Pinus pondersosa tree and Gray Pine Camphor: found within the wood a large evergreen tree in Asia called the Camphor Laurel Eucalyptus Trees: "We plant eucalyptus grandus species in highland areas for use as power poles upon maturity, and indigenous seedlings in the water catchment areas and river beds to sustain rivers. So far, Kenya Power has planted over 161,349 seedlings and donated 349,000 eucalyptus and indigenous tree seedlings to local communities." via: Kenya Power But the adverse effects of this planting are shown in the following video: media type="youtube" key="s-AK4IW2kgo" height="315" width="420" In Kenya, environmentalists are concerned over the cutting down of Eucalyptus trees that were planted along River Gura. Farmers and residences of the area complain that the trees are drying up the river that feeds over thousands of homes.

In Ethiopia, the planting of Eucalyptus trees would be a benefit, however, known negative impacts are that these trees cause soil and water depletion as in Kenya. However, the government has imposed the ban of Eucalyptus tree planting. An abstract from the pdf file: THE ROLE OF TREES FOR SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF LESS-FAVORED LANDS: THE CASE OF EUCALYPTUS IN ETHIOPIA further describes the controversy that has yet been settled.

Ecological benefits from the planting of Eucalyptus in the People's Republic of China? Eucalyptus Plantaions in China

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In Australia Negative Impacts of Eucalyptus in Australia