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Essential oils in general have a natural anti-bacterial and anti-fungal action; this characteristic has been documented in aromatherapy for decades.
When these oils are utilized, you need to pay attention to the fact that they may cause allergies (especially of the skin when used repeatedly), or, if used excessively, they may cause gastric irritation when used orally.
One of the most important oils is melaleuca oil. An expert pharmacist or herbalist may well ask a customer to specify which type of melaleuca oil she wants, but for normal use Australian Tea tree oil is fine.
Cajeput is the distilled oil of the Melaleuca leucadendron, a plant from the myrtle family that is common in Malaysia, the Philippines and the Island of Celebès. Niaouli, on the other hand, is a derivative of the Melaleuca viridiflora, a tree that can be found in New Caledonia. Tea tree oil, lastly, is an essential oil that is derived from the Melaleuca alternifolia, a tree that is mainly found in Australia.
The three oils are similar in many respects, but not all. In general, they all have a balsamic, antiseptic and ant-phlegm action and can be interchanged for these purposes.
But in our experience, we have found that Tea tree oil is less prone to provoke allergic reactions during repeated oral use.
It can be found in specialized pharmacies or in any herbalist shop. The exact name of the substance is essential oil of melaleuca alternifolia (this botanical name is the same all over the world), while the technical English name is Tea tree oil.
If taken orally, the product should be utilized in this way: place three drops (sometimes 2, sometimes up to 5-6) onto a bit of sugar and swallow quickly with the help of a glass of water, after breakfast, or after having eaten something.
When the oil is ingested in this way, it is important to swallow it quickly because, if it remains in the mouth, the sensation is very strong, something similar to the taste of a Fisherman’s lozenge multiplied by 5!
The same instructions are valid for mint essential oil which is helpful for stimulating digestion and for loosening up colic.
Tea tree oil is an essential oil that exerts an important natural antibiotic action and is to be used for long periods (even as long as 2 months) at a low dosage (2-3 drops every morning) if the problem is recurrent (as in the case of Candida, a chronic cyst, a skin infection, or a seborrhoeic dermatosis). It can also be used in a more intense manner (3 drops 3-4 times per day) for the 2-3 days that a common cold lasts, or for the beginning of Bronchitis or Pharyngitis.
If at any time the patient should have stomach discomfort or a reaction to the product, its use must be suspended immediately.
Dr Attilio Speciani MD
Clinical Allergist and Immunologist
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