PLANT PART
Flowers and Leaves
AROMA
Sweet & Spicy
NOTE
Top / Middle
Essential Oil Datasheets
Essential Oil Datasheet | Tea Tree
Tea Tree – Melaleuca alternifolia
Tea Tree essential oil is best known as a powerful immune stimulant. It helps fight all three categories of infectious organisms, including bacterial, viral, and fungi.
Country of Origin:
Native to Australia, South Africa
Extraction Method:
Steam Distillation
Botanical Family:
Myrtaceae
Chemical Families:
Monoterpenes, Sesquiterpenes, Monoterpenols, Oxides
Precautions
- Safe entire pregnancy and for children.
- Use in moderation and low dilution.
- Tea Tree may cause dermal sensitization in some people.
- Do not take internally.
Therapeutic Properties
Tea tree is often used in soaps, toothpaste, deodorants, disinfectants, gargle, germicides, aftershaves, and colognes.
Antibacterial | Anti-infectious | Anti-inflammatory |
Antifungal | Antimicrobial | Antiseptic |
Antiviral | Bactericidal | Cicatrisant |
Expectorant | Immune Stimulant | Insecticide |
Parasiticide | Vulnerary | Anti-acne |
Antihistaminic | Antispasmodic | Decongestant |
Body Systems Applications
Circulatory System
Circulatory System
Digestive System
Digestive System
Endocrine System
Endocrine System
Immune System
Immune System
Flu, Fever & Infections
Apply topically to the back of the neck or bottoms of the feet to provide relief.
Integumentary System
Integumentary System
Acne, Blisters & Cuts
Apply diluted topically to affected areas to provide relief.
Limbic System
Limbic System
Stress, Trauma & Shock
Diffuse aromatically or apply topically to the back of neck to provide relief.
Lymphatic System
Lymphatic System
Muscular System
Muscular System
Muscle Aches & Pains
Apply topically to affected areas to help relieve muscles.
Nervous System
Nervous System
Reproductive System
Reproductive System
Respiratory System
Respiratory System
Coughs, Sinusitis & TB
Apply topically over chest area to help relieve symptoms.
Skeletal System
Skeletal System
Urinary System
Urinary System
Vaginitis & Cystitis
Apply topically over abdomen area to help provide relief.
Safety
Non-toxic, non-irritating, and non-sensitizing.