Tea Tree essential oil
Botanical name: Melaleuca alternifolia
Distilled part: Rameau
Botanical family: Myrtaceae
Origin: South Africa
Chemical composition:
- Monoterpenes: Alpha and Beta Pinene, Alpha and Delta Cadinene, Alpha and Gamma Terpinene (8 and 17%), Limonene, Myrcene, Para Cymene (17%), Terpinolene
- Monoterpenols (45 to 50%): Alpha Terpineol, Cis and Trans Thujanol 4, P Cymenol 8, Terpinene 1 ol 4 (25 to 45%)
- Oxides: 1.8 Cineole (5 to 9%)
- Sesquiterpenes: Aromadendrene, Beta Caryophyllene, Viridifloral
Danger: May irritate certain skin
Legend: * powerful,** very powerful;*** extremely powerful (power value for the associated pathology)
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES AND THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS:
- Abscess*, Mouth ulcer*, Gingivitis*, Stomatitis*
- Anti-infectious*, Antiseptic*, Fungicide*, Virucidal*, Broad-spectrum bactericide*
- Bronchitis*, Acute nasopharyngitis*, Angina*, Otitis*
- Asthenia*
- Candidiasis* (oral*, chronic*, vaginal*
- Fungicide*, Vermicide (roundworm)*
- Operative shock linked to anesthetic (preventive)**
- Sunburn, and before exposure to the sun (preventive)**
- Gynecological candidiasis infection*
- Dry eczema*
- Superinfected emphysema*
- Enterocolitis* (bacterial*, candida*, parasitic*, viral*
- Parasiticide (hookworm, giardiasis)°
EMOTIONAL, PSYCHIC PROPERTIES AND THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS:
- Fidgety, trembling before menstruation and worse during menstruation
- Chilliness
- Inner agitation, depression and nervous exhaustion
- Balancing
Reference and bibliographic source: Lily BAYER and Dr Hervé STAUB, (2013) “In-depth treatise on Phyto and Aromatherapy”, Ed. Grancher. p. 577.
INDICATIONS IN AROMATHERAPY AND THE USE OF ESSENTIAL OILS DO NOT CONSTITUTE A MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS AND DO NOT REPLACE THE ADVICE OF A DOCTOR OR MEDICAL TREATMENT !