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melaleuca alternifoia  CAUTION Skin sensation is rare, but persons with sensative skin should conduct a patch test before consentrated use. An essential oil distilled from the leaves of the Australian Tree - melaleuca alternifoia. HISTORY Sir Joseph Banks, the famous botanist on Captain Cooks Endeavour" named the paperbark trees around Botany Bay "Tea Tree" and the name has stuck. Sir Joe thought the fine, almost weeping, leaves may provide a substitute for brewing tea. Perhaps he tried a brew - if he did, he would have quickly realised that Bushells and LanChoo had nothing to fear. However, generations of Australians would benefit from their own first aid plant-unique to Australia, and with a growing international reputation. Old timers around Grafton can remember local aborigines using the leaves of the Melaleuca Alternifolia for folk remedies. There are nearly 300 varieties of tea tree - only one produces the medicinal oil. The oil was a popular Aussie remedy with early settlers. My father, a jackaroo in his youth, always had on hand a bottle of tea tree oil, and a bottle of eucalyptus oil - "first aid in bottles" he called it. Australian servicemen during "the great war" saw at first hand the oils usefulness in healing, and were probably responsible for its popularity rising in the 1920's and 30's. Laboratory reports in 1922 to the Royal Society of NSW attested to the oils high antiseptic powers, many times stronger than those antiseptics in common use. Medical publications in Australia, U.S.A. and Great Britain reported on the powerful disinfectant being used successfully in treating septic conditions, particularly in the presence of pus and fungi. The writers Air Force unit in World War 2 suffered an outbreak of "athletes foot", most of us did not know the word "tinea" then. Tea tree oil from the units medicos cleared it up. After World War 2 the world turned to synthetics and away from natural products. The 1970's resurgence back to nature found the natural advantages again appreciated. Tea Tree Oil is an essential oil distilled from the leaves of the Australian Tree - Melaleuca alternifoia. Its powerful antibacterial, antiseptic and antifungal properties make this oil very versatile. Tea Tree Oil is often used for treating minor skin problems such as preventing infections of cuts and scratches or to topically treat acne, cold sores or fungal problems. Tea Tree oil dissolves lumps of white blood cells, which make up pus, making it easier for the body to fight infection. Tea Tree Oil is used in many products that are convenient to have in your home first aid kit and many of these products you can make yourself with a few simple ingredients. One of the most versatile products is Tea Tree Salve which you can use for minor cuts and scratches, on fungal infections of the skin and also to alleviate itching from insect bites. ACTIONS AROMATHERAPY CONDITIONS ESSENTIAL OIL RECIPES SOURCE(S) The Australian Outback Nursery Wholesale Trees Gaye, San Antonio Stony Mountain Botanicals You can make at home visit our recipe center. mysticalrose366 {MoonCat's Tarot Universe} Aroma Thyme The Daily Guide The Wiccan Herbalist Aromatherapy Guide Book, by Art, Candle & Fragrance, a division of Ganz (Canada)800-263-2311 & (USA)800-724-5902 Ganz.com |
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