Melaleuca Oil - Tea Tree

(Melaleuca Alternifolia)

Providing you use the best grade, melaleuca oil is a must have for your first aid kit!

Botanical Family: Myrtaceae (myrtle)

Origin: Australia and France

Extraction Method: Steam distilled from leaves

Uses: Tea tree oil is a powerful antiseptic, stronger than many chemical disinfectants. It has a clean, medicinal smell and is very gentle to the skin. Besides its anti-bacterial properties melaleuca is made up of constituents (molecules) that are antiviral, antiparasitic, anti-inflammatory and anti-fungal.

Tea tree oil is good for cuts, scrapes, skin infections, rashes, sunburn, athletes foot and nail fungus , ringworm , yeast infections, acne, mouth sores, cold and flu symptoms, and bronchitis.

History Captain Cook visited the Australian continent and his sailors used the leaves of this tree to make tea. The name stuck. Aborigines have used tea tree to heal wounds for centuries.

Application: Apply directly on location, use in a diffuser or inhale from the palm of your hands. Mix with a natural ointment to apply to wounds or take as a dietary supplement.

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