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Indian Tea Tree (Melaleuca alternifolia Cheel) Essential Oil

J. VERGHESE, CHINNA JACOB, C. V. Kunjunni Kartha, Moya McCarron, Allan J. Mills, D. Whittaker

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The composition of the essential oil distilled from freshly cut leaves and branchlets of the tea tree (Melaleuca alternifolia Cheel) grown in India was analysed by GC and GC-MS and the results compared with those of oils of Australian origin. Terpinen-4-ol and 1,8-cineole amounted to 36.4 and 5.6% respectively in the oil, an inverse relationship which is the crucial parameter recommended by the Standards Association of Australia for oil of Melaleuca alternifolia.

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Key concepts: Melaleuca alternifolia, Tea tree oil, Melaleuca, Essential oil, Botany, Myrtaceae, Chemistry, Traditional medicine