While mankind has held in recent decades with synthetic preparations of water, the 68'er movement led to discover-tested natural remedies again. In the course of a drug known for thousands of years has been discovered, whose versatility is hard to beat: The Tea Tree Oil Tea tree oil is extracted from the Myrtengewachs tea tree (Melaleuca alternifolia). This tree stands out among other things, the fact that it is up to 100 years old and has white bark. In a distillation process is obtained from the Teebaumzweigen the precious tea tree oil. History of the tea tree: the presence of the tea tree was formerly on the river landscapes in Australia (New South Wales) limited. For the Aborigines, he already enjoyed in terms of its healing great reputation. With the settlement of the Englishmen on the Australian continent of tea tree but could also find first recognition.
As the aromatic plant was at the beginning of settlement used primarily for making tea, He still leads the name of Tea tree, that is tea tree. In 1930, the Medical Journal of Australia published a first study on the possible uses of tea tree oil. The following studies were concerned mainly with the use in Mykoseerkrankungen, such as foot or nail fungus. The respiratory tract and inflammation could thus be treated effectively. So it was no wonder that tea tree oil was used in the Australian Army units. Today's application: Today Tea Tree Oil is used in many medical and therapeutic areas. Especially in aromatherapy plays this essential oil a large role. Everyday applications arise in: * Massage (for example, rheumatic complaints, muscle pain, etc.) * disinfection * Athlete's foot (eg by foot bath 1x daily with the addition of 5 drops of tea tree oil) * Insect repellent and treatment of insect bites * warts (by daily Eintupfen with tea tree oil) * grooming the pet, and eliminate parasites such as fleas and Lice * minor burns This is only a besipielhafte counting, tea tree oil has in addition to other substances or in its pure form on a variety of applications. Tea tree oil is again an example is that the use of natural products in many everyday situations might be advisable.