Melaleuca alternifolia essential oil is traditionally known for its versatile antiseptic properties. English military doctors made extensive use of it until the advent of antibiotics.
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THE AROMATHERAPIST USES IT FOR ITS PROPERTIES:
- Multipurpose anti-infectives
Even less powerful than phenolic essential oils such as Origanum compactum, Satureja montana, Thymus vulgaris thymol or eugenia caryophyllata, it combines well with and amplifies their activity. It is used both internally and externally. It is recommended for dandruff, acne, impetigo, canker sores, the beginnings of boils, wounds but also tonsillitis, sinusitis and bronchitis.
- Antifungal
It is active on mycoses of skin folds or located between fingers or toes, perlèches, intertrigos, athletes' foot, nail fungus.
SOME APPLICATIONS
| 1. Skin mycoses |
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Melaleuca alternifolia - 10 drops Cymbopogon martinii - 3 drops Pelargonium graveolens - 3 drops |
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in 10 ml of Corylus avellana vegetable oil |
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Dosage: A few drops of this lotion gently massage onto irritated and itchy lesions morning and evening until healing. |
| 2. Breakout acne |
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Melaleuca alternifolia - 5 drops Pelargonium graveolens Bourbon - 10 drops Thymus vulgaris linalool - 5 drops |
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in 5 ml of Macadamia vegetable oil and equal parts calophyllum. |
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Dosage: One application to acne spots twice a day. |
| 3. Red angina with cervical lymph nodes |
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Melaleuca alternifolia - 1 drop Thymus vulgaris thymol - 1 drop Ravintsara – 1 drop |
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in a little honey |
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Dosage: three times a day for five days. |
| 4. Start of recovery from chronic colibacillosis |
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Melaleuca alternifolia - 1 drop Cinnamomum zeylanicum bark - 1 drop Rosmarinus officinalis 1.8 cineole - 1 drop |
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in a little honey |
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Dosage: four times a day while waiting for medical consultation. |
COMMENTS
Melaleuca alternifolia is a shrub of 3 to 4m. tall, the white bark of which is constantly peeling off in soft, silky shreds. It likes moist soils, even waterlogged, and grows in plains up to 150m. altitude approximately. In recent years, the EO of Melaleuca alternifolia has enjoyed renewed interest in the face of germ resistance to antibiotics, which has led Australia, the main producer, to increase its production.
ROUTE OF ABSORPTION
Oral - 3 drops
Skin - 2 drops
An article presented by Dr Philippe Goëb.
An LRK edition, “aromatherapy at the service of your well-being, for the daily comfort of the whole family.
