Table of Contents
The beautiful land of Australia gave us a plant called Melaleuca alternifolia. Aborigines uncovered the secret behind this plant, showing us its healing characteristics and benefits.
When squeezed, the leaves of Melaleuca produce essential oil called tea tree oil or Melaleuca oil. Today, this oil is a great natural medicine that is necessary for everyone due to its tremendous multiple purposes.
Moreover, many aromatherapists and herbalists have stressed the importance of this oil making it a must in every home.
Roots of Tea Tree Oil
This nearly colorless oil has been used widely as a remedy for coughs and colds by the tribes of Australia. The tribes used this tea tree oil either by inhaling it for treating colds or by sprinkling it on the wounds.
In the 1920s and 1930s, science confirmed the significance of this plant. Arthur de Ramon Penfold (1890-1980), a chemist and museum director, published a series of scientific papers in 1922 introducing the tea tree oil to the world. Those reports explained the antibacterial and antimicrobial nature of Melaleuca. I was explaining that this oil is 13 times more powerful than Carbolic acid for killing bacteria and fungi, yet not harmful in any way for the skin.
Soon after the research was published, tee tree oil became very popular in other countries and remained a popular natural medicine until then.
Multiple Usage
Cleaning purpose
Tee tree oil is an important part of sanitary products. It can be used as a stain remover from clothes or linoleum floors, as well as a cleaner for windows and kitchen surfaces.
If you want to prevent soap buildup, you can also use this oil . Just by adding two teaspoons of tea tree oil to laundry during the washing, you will have an excellent laundry freshener.
Cosmetic purpose
The cosmetic industry also discovered the power of this oil. It is often used in manicures and pedicures treatments.
Many products for skin and hair are made from Melaleuca oil.
Health purpose
The most important usage is related to health. Tea tree oil is antiseptic, anti-fungal and anti-viral. Therefore it can be used to treat skin infections and symptoms of flu, colds and cough. To be more precise, this oil treats acne, eczema, Athlete’s Foot, yeast infections, psoriasis, and fungal infection of the toenails, dandruff, and head lice.
In the aromatherapy, this oil offers a specific relaxing and therapeutic treatment. As an antiseptic, treats cuts and burns.
Tea tree Oil: A Powerful Medicine for Cellulitis
Given the fact that Cellulitis is a bacterial infection. Treatment for this infection involves appropriate antibiotics. Therefore is no better natural remedy for it than antiseptic tea tree oil.
The advantages of this natural healer compared to the treatment with antibiotics are:
- No association with any form of bacterial resistance
- No side effects like diarrhea or gastric burning
- Frequent and regular usage
- No allergic reaction
This infection manifests as severe inflammation of the skin, and commonly affects lower legs. Although it can appear on any other part of the body.
The skin on those parts of the body has previously been broken; thus, the best usage of tea tree oil would be by applying it locally on the skin.
However, use base oil, perhaps germ or avocado.
Image credit: DepositPhoto.com
Last article update: 10/2/2019
