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Tea tree oil is toxic when taken by mouth, but is widely used in low concentrations in cosmetics and skin washes. Tea tree oil has been claimed to be useful for treating a wide variety of medical conditions. It shows some promise as an antimicrobial. Tea tree oil may be effective in a variety of dermatologic conditions, including dandruff, acne, lice, herpes, and other skin infections. However, the quality of the evidence is low.
 
Tea tree oil is toxic when taken by mouth, but is widely used in low concentrations in cosmetics and skin washes. Tea tree oil has been claimed to be useful for treating a wide variety of medical conditions. It shows some promise as an antimicrobial. Tea tree oil may be effective in a variety of dermatologic conditions, including dandruff, acne, lice, herpes, and other skin infections. However, the quality of the evidence is low.
  
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==Uses==
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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Oil}}
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==Chemical Composition==
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==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Melaleuca oil}}
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==Properties==
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Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
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===Dravya===
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===Rasa===
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===Guna===
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===Veerya===
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Ushna (Hot)
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===Vipaka===
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===Karma===
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===Prabhava===
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==Habit==
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{{Habit|Tree}}
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==Identification==
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===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Simple|Variable| variously arranged, scattered to whorled often on one branchlet; petiole 1 mm long; blade linear-acute, 10-35 mm x 1 mm, 3-veined (often only mid-vein visible), puberulous, glabrescent, dotted with oil glands
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visible with a lens. }}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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===Flower===
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{{Flower|Bisexual|axillary or terminal spike|Pale yellow|30-60|Flowers solitary within each bract with tubular calyx up to 3 mm long and white corolla 2-3 mm long, stamens 30-60, white, clawed, pistil with 3-4 mm long style and capitate stigma. }}
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===Fruit===
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{{Fruit|A capsule|2-3mm||a many-seeded, globose, woody capsule, 2-3 mm in diameter}}
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===Other features===
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==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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==Where to get the saplings==
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==Mode of Propagation==
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{{Propagation|Stem}}
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==How to plant/cultivate==
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Seed - surface sow in spring or autumn onto a pot of permanently moist soil in a warm greenhouse. Emmerse in 5cm of water and do not water from overhead. Grow on until the seedlings are 0.5cm tall then remove from the water and pot up a week later. Seedlings are liable to damp off when grown this way, sowing the seed thinly, good ventilation and hygiene are essential for success. <ref name="Cultivation details"/>
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|Tropical area}}.
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==Photo Gallery==
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<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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File:Hojas del Árbol del Té.jpg|Leaves
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File:Melaleuca alternifolia (Maria Serena) tree.jpg|Tree
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File:Melaleuca alternifolia flowers.jpg|Flowers
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File:Melaleuca alternifolia.jpg|Flowers
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==References==
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<ref name="Leaf">[http://www.worldagroforestry.org/treedb/AFTPDFS/Melaleuca_alternifolia.PDF "BOTANIC DESCRIPTION"]</ref>
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<ref name="Cultivation details">[https://pfaf.org/USER/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Melaleuca+alternifolia "Cultivation details"]</ref>
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Latest revision as of 10:55, 30 May 2020

Melaleuca alternifolia, Tea tree oil


Tea tree oil (TTO), or melaleuca oil, is an essential oil with a fresh camphoraceous odor and a colour that ranges from pale yellow to nearly colourless and clear.[1] It is taken from the leaves of the Melaleuca alternifolia, which is native to Southeast Queensland and the Northeast coast of New South Wales, Australia.

Tea tree oil is toxic when taken by mouth, but is widely used in low concentrations in cosmetics and skin washes. Tea tree oil has been claimed to be useful for treating a wide variety of medical conditions. It shows some promise as an antimicrobial. Tea tree oil may be effective in a variety of dermatologic conditions, including dandruff, acne, lice, herpes, and other skin infections. However, the quality of the evidence is low.

Uses

Parts Used

Oil

Chemical Composition

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit
English Melaleuca oil


Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Ushna (Hot)

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Variable variously arranged, scattered to whorled often on one branchlet; petiole 1 mm long; blade linear-acute, 10-35 mm x 1 mm, 3-veined (often only mid-vein visible), puberulous, glabrescent, dotted with oil glands

visible with a lens.

[1]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Bisexual axillary or terminal spike Pale yellow 30-60 Flowers solitary within each bract with tubular calyx up to 3 mm long and white corolla 2-3 mm long, stamens 30-60, white, clawed, pistil with 3-4 mm long style and capitate stigma.

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
A capsule 2-3mm a many-seeded, globose, woody capsule, 2-3 mm in diameter {{{5}}} {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Stem

How to plant/cultivate

Seed - surface sow in spring or autumn onto a pot of permanently moist soil in a warm greenhouse. Emmerse in 5cm of water and do not water from overhead. Grow on until the seedlings are 0.5cm tall then remove from the water and pot up a week later. Seedlings are liable to damp off when grown this way, sowing the seed thinly, good ventilation and hygiene are essential for success. [2]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical area.

Photo Gallery

  • Leaves

  • Tree

  • Flowers

  • Flowers

References

  1. ↑ "BOTANIC DESCRIPTION"
  2. ↑ "Cultivation details"

External Links

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