Description

Tea Tree is a small tree, growing between 5 – 7 meters high. It naturally forms impenetrable thickets. It has narrow, soft, alternate leaves and yellowish flowers in the shape of bottle brushes.

Botanical Name: Melaleuca alternifolia

Aroma Description: Fresh camphoraceous odor

Origin: Australia

Therapeutic Properties: Tea Tree has anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, antiviral, anti-parasitic, cicatrisant, decongestant, expectorant, fungicidal, immune stimulant, parasiticide, sudorific and vulnerary properties.

Note: Top

Plant Part Used: Branches

Extraction Method: Steam distilled

CAS Numbers: 68647-73-4

Certificate of Analysis: Available upon request

Credits: The information provided, has been extracted from books written by Beverley Hawkins, (West Coast Institute of Aromatherapy) Vancouver, Canada. Hawkins, B. (1999). West Coast Institute of Aromatherapy.

Therapeutic properties: Tea Tree has anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, antiviral, anti-parasitic, cicatrisant, decongestant, expectorant, fungicidal, immune stimulant, parasiticide, sudorific and vulnerary properties.