Melaleuca Oil - Tea Tree(Melaleuca alternifolia - Melaleuca ericifolia)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. (Melaleuca ericifolia is the most gentle of the two). 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:
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 a few drops directly on location, use in a electric diffuser or inhale from the palm of your hands. Mix with a natural ointment like Rose Ointment®to apply to wounds or take as a dietary supplement by adding it to capsules. Melaleuca alternifolia (Retail $32.57 Wholesale $24.75) Return from Melaleuca Oil to Essential Oils Info
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