The essential oil of tea tree – Tea tree – Melaleuca alternifolia is a daily essential.
It is one of the essential oils that it is good to have in your home medicine box. A real Swiss Army knife!
A little history…
At the time the Aborigines of Australia used the leaves of melaleuca against colds, fever, congestion, scarring … Its virtues were so breathtaking that during World War II, Australian soldiers decided to add a bottle of tea tree EO at their country pharmacy to treat their skin infections but also to repel insects.
Directions for use (adults and children over 7 years old):
Acne:
1 pure drop applied to pimples, point by point 3 * / day
Genital herpes:
1 pure drop to apply on the button, to repeat as needed.
Wart:
2 pure drops on infected skin or diluted in a spoonful of vegetable oil if the affected area is large, 2 * / day until healing.
Mycosis:
1 pure drop on the area to be treated as needed
Sore throat:
3 drops + 2 drops of neutral vegetable oil applied along the trachea, 3 * / day until healing.
Wounds, cuts, bobology:
A few pure drops on a compress to disinfect.
Tooth abscess:
1 drop pure or mixed with 2 drops of neutral vegetable oil applied, with the finger, on the gum, cheek side and tongue side, 3 * / day.