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The tea tree was first described by a botanist in Captain Cook’s party on his trip to Australia in 1777. During World War II, tea tree oil was issued to soldiers as a disinfectant. It has a very distinctive smell. The oil can be applied directly to the skin to help:
It is helpful against bacteria that cause:
It definitely belongs in everyone’s herbal medicine cabinet! Comments (0)
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Tea tree oil, a pale yellow oil derived from the leaves of the Australian melaleuca evergreen tree (Melaleuca alternifolia), has a long history as an antiseptic by the Bundjalung Aborigines.
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