- Key Actions: Antifungal, Antiseptic.
- Parts Used: Essential oil, Leaf
Tea tree
Melaleuca alternifolia, Tea tree
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GENERAL
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MODALITIES ETC
- Cautions: Do not take essential oil
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RELATIONSHIPS
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Often used with: Calendula fixed oil
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SKIN
- Tea tree Melaleuca alternifolia In aboriginal medicine, tea tree leaves, crushed and inhaled or infused, were employed to treat infections of all kinds.
- Today , the essential oil is normally used, its unrivaled antiseptic action proving effective at countering fungal infection affecting the hair, skin, and nails.
- Medicinal uSeS key information Safety ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ traditional uSe ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ reSearch ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ beSt taken aS Neat or diluted essential oil (topical) ✓✓✓ Suppository ✓✓ doSage T (see pp.44–45) often uSed with Calendula fixed oil cautionS Do not take essential oil internally.
- Can occasionally cause dermatitis with topical preparations.
- See also pp.42–51.
- MELALEUCA ALTErNIfoLIA Fresh leaves leaves contain highly antiseptic volatile oil Native to australia, tea tree flourishes in moist soils in northern New South Wales and Queensland.
- The leaves are distilled to produce the essential oil leaves are a natural insect repellent Parts used Essential oil • Leaf key actions Antifungal • Antiseptic Skin infections A must-have for any home herbal first aid kit, tea tree oil can help treat many minor fungal and bacterial skin problems on boils, acne spots, and small patches of fungal infection, like an affected toenail, apply neat tea tree oil sparingly twice a day .
- for larger areas, apply tea tree oil diluted in calendula (Calendula officinalis) or wheatgerm (Triticum vulgare) oil.
- Combine 1 part tea tree oil to 10 parts carrier oil and massage onto the affected area ear infection for infection of the external ear passage and for a mild earache, put 1– 2 drops of neat oil on cotton wool and plug into the affected ear overnight.
- Tea tree oil combines well with lavender oil—use 1 drop of each.
- Vaginal infection for vaginal infections such as thrush, diluted tea tree oil can be applied to the affected area, although it is likely to sting.
- It is far better to use tea tree suppositories.
- Insert one every night for 3–4 days, stop for a few days, and then start again as required.
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Literature Citation & References:
This clinical profile is compiled from: Andrew Chevallier, FNIMH — Herbal Remedies (Eyewitness Companions), and Dr. David Keifer, MD — Herbal Remedies Reference Guide. Synced with traditional botanical use and pharmacological outlines.
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