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Leptospermum scoparium - Manuka

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[[File:Manukaflowers.jpg|thumb|right|''Leptospermum scoparium'']]
 
'''Leptospermum scoparium''' is a species of flowering plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae and it is native to Australia and New Zealand.
 
==Uses==
{{Uses|Mild Sunburn}}, {{Uses|Oily Skin and Pimples}}, {{Uses|Nail bed infections}}, {{Uses|Fungal Infections}}, {{Uses|Chafing}}, {{Uses|Skin Irritation}}, {{Uses|Itching Scalpscalp}}, {{Uses|Foot and odour}}, {{Uses|Body Odourodour}}, {{Uses|Insect Bites}}
==Parts Used==
==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==
==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 to alpine areas}}, {{Commonly seen|Stewart and Chatham Islands}}, {{Commonly seen|Rocky and sandy heatland}}., {{Commonly seen|Stewart Islands}}, {{Commonly seen|Sandy heatland}}
==Photo Gallery==
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
Bellbird in manuka bush.jpg  |StemChristchurch Botanic Gardens, New Zealand section, manuka 2016-02-04.jpg  |PlantCommon Tea-tree (6692434207).jpg  |FlowerCommon Tea-tree bark (6692424387).jpg  |TreeCommon Tea-tree flower (6692403213).jpg  |Flower
Lake Rere (13).jpg
 
Lake 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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