Tea Tree Oil ( Complying to BP )

Specifications

Protocol      :  BP
Description  :  Clear, mobile, colourless to paleyellow liquid with a characteristic odour.
Assay By GC :
                      α-Pinene 1% to 6%       (Complies)
                      Sabinene < 3.5%           (Complies)
                      α-Terpinene 5% to 13%  (Complies)
                      Limonene 0.4% to 4%    (Complies)
                      Cineole < 15%               (Complies)
                      γ-Terpinene 10% to 28% (Complies)
                      p-Cymene 0.5% to 12%  (Complies)
                      Terpinolene 1.5% to 5 % (Complies)
                      Terpinen-4-ol > 30%        (Complies)
                      Aromadendrene < 7%      (Complies)
                      α-Terpineol 1.5% to 8%    (Complies)
Storage   :  In an airtight, well-filled container, protectedfrom light.

TEA TREE OIL

It is extracted from the leaves and twigs by steam distillation and the yield is about 1.8%.

USES:

It is very important in the health of the immune system, while it is also used to revive the mind and body after shock. It can help with influenza, cold sores, catarrh, glandular fever and gingivitis. it can be used to help clear vaginal thrush and genital infections, it clears acne, burns, herpes, oily skin, athlete's foot, cold sores, sunburn and infected wounds, while fighting dandruff on the scalp. The therapeutic properties of Tea tree oil antiseptic, antiviral are antimicrobial, bactericide, fungicide, insecticide and stimulant.

When it is added to the water for washing it has great value to treat abscesses, bed sores, acne, boils, lice, dandruff, wounds, as well as animal or human bites and can also be applied neat on problem areas with a cotton bud.

Tea tree oil can be used as a mouthwash for gum infections, mouth ulcers, throat infections and tonsillitis, while garlic eaters believe that it reduces the smell of garlic on the breath.

PROPERTIS:

It has a light spicy, rather pungent smell and is very pale in color with a watery viscosity.

Even when this tree is cut down, it flourishes and is ready for cutting again in two years.

The main chemical components of tea tree oil (also referred to as tri-tree oil) are a-pinene, b-pinene, sabinene, myrcene, a-phellandrene, a-terpinene, limonene, 1,8-cineole, y-terpinene, p-cymene, terpinolene, linalool, terpinen-4-ol and a-torpid.

Its first place of origin is Australia