Tea tree

Melaleucaalternifolia(manuka)

We can say that the tea tree is a relatively new medicinal plant for scientists. They began to study its healing properties in detail only in the middle of the 20th century, although the first acquaintance of Europeans with the exotic plant occurred during the journey of Captain James Cook to the Australian mainland in 1770. The botanist Joseph Banks accompanying him became interested in the unusual tree. Upon returning to England, he conducted the first studies of the medicinal properties of the tree. The tea tree was named because the brewed leaves replaced tea for sailors. The drink was not only tasty and aromatic, but also healing. Aborigines drank it to prevent tropical diseases and treat all kinds of infectious diseases. “Wound Tree” - that’s what the locals called it. Local residents sprinkled crushed leaves on festering, long-not healing wounds and ulcers.

Tea tree essential oil has a wide spectrum of action. Today it is one of the most powerful antiseptics (100 times more active than carbolic acid), and in the presence of a pronounced septic process, the antiseptic properties of the oil increase by an average of 15-20%. It is successfully used to treat fungal skin infections. Recently, the possibility of using tea tree essential oil in dermatology, as well as for the treatment of diseases of the genital organs, hemorrhoids, chicken pox and other infectious diseases, has been studied.

Medicinal properties

1. Effective for flu, colds, bronchial asthma.
2. Used for disorders of the digestive system.
3. Increases the level of leukocytes in the blood.
4. It has an anti-inflammatory effect on the urinary tract.
5. In gynecology, it is used to eliminate inflammatory processes, treat vaginal thrush, and vaginitis.
6. Stimulates the immune system.
7. Prevents the development of benign and malignant tumors.
8. Prescribed for ulcerative lesions of the oral cavity.
9. Eliminates acne and herpetic rashes, fungal skin lesions. It gives good results in the treatment of panaritium (inflammation of the nail bed), dermatoses, burns, warts, candidiasis, furunculosis.
10. Calms the nervous system. Antishock agent.
11. Helps with hysteria and nervous tension.
12. Recommended for the care of unclean skin prone to inflammation and irritation. Normalizes sweating.
13. Eliminates the effects of insect bites (redness, itching, swelling).

Dosage

Externally: 3-5 k. per 10 ml of vegetable oil.

Internally: 1 k. for 1 tbsp. l. kefir 2 times a day.

Baths: 4-5 k.

Inhalations: 1-2 k.

Fungal skin lesions, warts: pure oil.

Contraindications. Individual intolerance, pregnancy, children under 7 years of age.

Note. Intensive oil. Do not exceed 1% concentration of essential oils in cosmetics. The course of treatment when taking the oil internally is no more than three weeks, then a break of the same duration is required.