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Leptospermum scoparium - Manuka

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[[File:Manukaflowers.jpg|thumb|right|''Leptospermum scoparium'']]
 '''Leptospermum scoparium''', commonly called '''mānuka, manuka myrtle, New Zealand teatree''', '''broom tea-tree, or just tea tree,''' is a species of flowering plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae, and it is native to Australia and New Zealand.<ref name="common names"/> 
==Uses==
{{Uses|WoundsMild Sunburn}}, {{Uses|CutsPimples}}, {{Uses|Nail bed infections}}, {{Uses|SnakebitesFungal Infections}}, {{Uses|Curing liver disordersChafing}}, {{Uses|Skin eruptionsIrritation}}, {{Uses|BlotchesItching scalp}}, {{Uses|PimplesFoot odour}}, {{Uses|DiarrheaBody odour}}, {{Uses|Sore throatsInsect Bites}}<ref name="Uses"/>
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Dried Folaigefolaige}}, {{Parts Used|Whole herb}}.
==Chemical Composition==
hydrocarbons Hydrocarbons (60% and 70% of the oils) with (−)-trans-calamenene (mean 12.5%), δ-cadinene (6.3%), cadina-3,5-diene (6.3%), α-copaene (5.3%), and cadina-1,4-diene (4.7%) being the most prominent ones. The oil characterizing triketones, namely leptospermone, flavesone, and isoleptospermone amounted to about 20% (mean 22.1%)<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=AgrimonyManuka}}
==Properties==
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|alternateAlternate|Foliage Color is (Spring) Bronze}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|simpleSimple|7–10 mm|clearly Clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown|Fruit Color is Brown|manyMany}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''
==Where to get the saplings==
==How to plant/cultivate==
Landscape Uses:Border, Screen, SeashorePropagation is easy from both seed and cuttings and cultivars must be reproduced by vegetative means if clonal properties are to be retained. Succeed in almost any neutral or acid soil of good or reasonable quality[200], preferring a light sandy loam and full sun<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|lowland Lowland to alpine areas}}, {{Commonly seen|Stewart and Chatham Islands}}, {{Commonly seen|Rocky and sandy heathlandheatland}}, {{Commonly seen|Stewart Islands}}, {{Commonly seen|Sandy heatland}}.
==Photo Gallery==
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
File:OdermennigBellbird in manuka bush.jpg|StemFile:Agrimonia eupatoria02Christchurch Botanic Gardens, New Zealand section, manuka 2016-02-04.jpg|PlantImage:Agrimonia eupatoria MHNTCommon Tea-tree (6692434207).BOTjpg|FlowerCommon Tea-tree bark (6692424387).2004jpg|TreeCommon Tea-tree flower (6692403213).0jpg|FlowerLake Rere (13).jpgLake Rere (20).jpg
</gallery>
==References==
 
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10412905.1999.9712001 "Composition of Manuka"]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[http://www.learn2grow.com/plants/leptospermum-scoparium-ruby-glow/ "Ornamental Features"]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.pfafanbg.orggov.au/userleptospermum/Plantcultivation.aspx?LatinName=Leptospermum+scoparium "html Cultivation details"]</ref>
</references>
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Myrtaceae]]

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