Melaleuca alternifolia (Tea Tree) Oil: a Review of Antimicrobial and Other Medicinal Properties
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Melaleuca alternifolia (Tea Tree) oil: a review of antimicrobial and other medicinal properties.
Complementary and alternative medicines such as tea tree (melaleuca) oil have become increasingly popular in recent decades. This essential oil has been used for almost 100 years in Australia but is now available worldwide both as neat oil and as an active component in an array of products. The primary uses of tea tree oil have historically capitalized on the antiseptic and anti-inflammatory ac...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Microbiology Reviews
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0893-8512,1098-6618
DOI: 10.1128/cmr.19.1.50-62.2006