Tea tree oil, or the essential oil of Melaleuca alternifolia , is becoming increasingly popular as a naturally occurring antimicrobial agent. The antimicrobial activity of eight...
All 66 isolates of Staphylococcus aureus tested were susceptible to the essential oil of Melaleuca alternifolia, or tea tree oil, in disc diffusion and modified broth microdilut...
Melaleuca alternifolia has been used for medical purposes since Australia was colonized in 1788. Melaleuca alternifolia is commonly called tea tree, although this vernacular nam...
The identity, sources and composition of tea tree ( Melaleuca alternifolia ) oil are discussed, and earlier errors in the literature indicated. Reports of both therapeutic and a...