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[[File:Melaleuca viridiflora foliage and fruit.jpg|thumb|right|''Melaleuca viridiflora'', ''Broad-leaved paperbark'']]
'''Broad-leaved paperbark''' commonly known as Melaleuca viridiflora is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is native to woodlands, swamps and streams of monsoonal areas of northern Australia and New Guinea. It is usually a small tree with an open canopy, papery bark and spikes of cream, yellow, green or red flowers.
==Uses==
{{Uses|WoundsCough}}, {{Uses|CutsColds}}, {{Uses|SnakebitesCongestion}}, {{Uses|Curing liver disordersHeadache}}, {{Uses|Skin eruptionsFever}}, {{Uses|BlotchesInfluenza}}, {{Uses|Melaleuca viridiflora}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}<ref name="Uses"/>
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Dried FolaigeLeaves}}, {{Parts Used|Whole herbTwigs}}.
==Chemical Composition==
Contains volatile oilsThe main chemical components of niaouli oil are 1, flavonoids8-cineole, apigeniny-terpineol, luteolinlimonene, quercetina-phellandrene, kaempferol, tiliroside, triterpene glycosides including euscapic acid a and tormentic acid, phenolic acidsb pinene, linalool and 3%–21% tannins.piperitone<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=AgrimonyBroad leaved paperbark}} ==Properties==Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.===Dravya=== ===Rasa=== ===Guna=== ===Veerya=== ===Vipaka=== ===Karma=== ===Prabhava===
==Habit==
{{Habit|HerbShrub}}
==Identification==
==How to plant/cultivate==
Easily grown in most soils[21][22]A versatile, preferring a calcareous soil. Thrives in a dry lightly shaded position[16]tropical plant, though it prefers full sun.Plants usually self-sow quite freely when growing in a suitable position[19]. The seeds are contained able to grow in burrs that can easily attach themselves climates ranging from arid to clothing or animal's furmoist, thus transporting them being found at elevations up to a new area where they can germinate and grow.The cultivar 'Sweet scented' is popular in France for making tea because the whole plant is sweet scented and the flowers have a spicy apricot-like fragrance1,000 metres<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|northern Northern tropical Australiaarea}}, {{Commonly seen|along Along streams, in swampy areas}}, {{Commonly seen|open Open woodlands}}.
==Photo Gallery==
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<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.sciencedirectallbeautynhealth.com/science/article/pii/S0378874112006393?via%3Dihub Niaouli-Melaleuca-Viridiflora-Melaleuca-Quinquenervia "sciencedirectChemical composition"]</ref><ref name="Leaf">[http://anpsa.org.au/m-vir.html "native plant society "]</ref><ref name="Uses">[http://www.homeremediess.com/agrimonia-eupatoria-medicinal-uses-and-images/ "traditional medicineGeneral Description"]</ref><ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://practicalplantstropical.orgtheferns.info/wiki/Agrimonia_eupatoria viewtropical.php?id=Melaleuca+viridiflora "practical palntsCultivation Details"]</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1360273/ Melaleuca alternifolia (Tea Tree) Oil: a Review of Antimicrobial and Other Medicina Properties]* [https://uses.plantnet-project.org/en/Melaleuca_quinquenervia_(PROSEA) Melaleuca viridiflora on plantnet-project.org]* [http://ayurvedicoils.com/tag/chemical-constituents-of-niaouli-oil Melaleuca viridiflora on ayurvedic oils]* [https://sites.google.com/site/lemuressens/niaouli-essential-oil-melaleuca-viridiflora Melaleuca viridiflora on Niaouli Essential Oil]* [https://www.quinessence.com/blog/niaouli-essential-oil quinessence of Melaleuca viridiflora]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos]]
[[Category:Myrtaceae]]
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