Michelia alba DC (Botany, benefits and its essential oils)

Michelia alba (Magnolioceae) has been used as a source of essential oils and traditional medicine. This study aims to explain the botany, utilization, bioactivity oil M. alba. The research was conducted with literature studies obtained from Google Scholar using keywords alba, oil. results are synthesized so that they explained comprehensively about In medicine it is treat fever, syphilis, gonorrhea malaria, bronchitis, prostatitis, cancer. bioactivities such as: anti-microbial, antioxidant, anti-cancer skin whitening. Almost all organs produce oils, but levels types vary one organ another. main in linalool, α-terpineol, phenylethyl alcohol, β-pinene, geraniol. great potential for pharmaceutical beauty industry, especially whitener. whitener related its activity an inhibitor tyrosinase enzyme.