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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. | ||
+ | ==Uses== | ||
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+ | ==Parts Used== | ||
+ | {{Parts Used|Oil}} | ||
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+ | ==Chemical Composition== | ||
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+ | ==Common names== | ||
+ | {{en=Tea Tree}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | ==Properties== | ||
+ | Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics. | ||
+ | ===Dravya=== | ||
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+ | ===Rasa=== | ||
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+ | ===Guna=== | ||
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+ | ===Veerya=== | ||
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+ | ===Vipaka=== | ||
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+ | ===Karma=== | ||
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+ | ===Prabhava=== | ||
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+ | ==Habit== | ||
+ | {{Habit|Tree}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Identification== | ||
+ | ===Leaf=== | ||
+ | {{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 | ||
+ | visible with a lens. }}<ref name="Leaf"/> | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Flower=== | ||
+ | {{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=== | ||
+ | {{Fruit|A capsule|globose|a many-seeded, globose, woody capsule, 2-3 mm in diameter|}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Other features=== | ||
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+ | ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used== | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | ==Where to get the saplings== | ||
+ | ==Mode of Propagation== | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | ==How to plant/cultivate== | ||
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+ | ===Season to grow=== | ||
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+ | ===Soil type=== | ||
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+ | ===Propagation=== | ||
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+ | ==Commonly seen growing in areas== | ||
+ | {{Commonly seen|Tropical area}}. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Photo Gallery== | ||
+ | <gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px"> | ||
+ | File:Adenanthera pavonina seeds.jpg|Seeds | ||
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+ | |||
+ | </gallery> | ||
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+ | ==References== | ||
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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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+ | </references> | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
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[[Category:Herbs]] | [[Category:Herbs]] | ||
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Revision as of 16:46, 23 April 2019
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.
Contents
- 1 Uses
- 2 Parts Used
- 3 Chemical Composition
- 4 Common names
- 5 Properties
- 6 Habit
- 7 Identification
- 8 List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- 9 Where to get the saplings
- 10 Mode of Propagation
- 11 How to plant/cultivate
- 12 Commonly seen growing in areas
- 13 Photo Gallery
- 14 References
- 15 External Links
Uses
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
Common names
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
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. |
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 | globose | a many-seeded, globose, woody capsule, 2-3 mm in diameter | {{{5}}} | {{{6}}} |