Melaleuca
Myrtaceae
Melaleuca alternifolia, commonly called tea tree, grows on the Australian continent in fairly arid areas.
The leaves
Essential oil titrated in min. 40% eucalyptus (literature).
Melaleuca alternifolia
Essential oil. For external use only.
It is for external use only and comes in creams, gels or lotions containing on average 2-3% of essential oil.
The essential oil must contain a minimum of 40% eucalyptus, but there are also significant quantities of cineol, pinenes of various types, limonene and alpha-terpineol.
Can be useful for fungi and bacteria.
The medicating action of Melaleuca essential oil is mainly of an anti-infection type, against bacteria, some viruses and many fungal infections. It acts against bacteria in the greatest number of cases, as a bactericide, that is it is capable of destroying germs in the same way as an antibiotic. Melaleuca essential oil is also interesting in the way it acts against fungi.
It affects numerous types of these parasites such as Trichophytum, Microsporum and Candida and is very suitable for local application. At medium or medium-high concentrations it mainly destroys the fungus concerned. This is very important in that Candida-type fungi are very common in patients with weak immune systems, for example people with tumours, serious infections, diabetes mellitus and many other types of diseases.
There have been clinical studies which have confirmed that these properties are effective on human beings showing that applying melaleuca oil can heal the majority of skin or nail infections caused by fungi or bacteria.
May sometimes cause allergic skin reactions where applied. It may be used externally during pregnancy or while breast-feeding and on children from the age of 1.
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