🌿Western Herbalism
Tea Tree
Melaleuca alternifolia
About Tea Tree
Tea Tree (Melaleuca alternifolia) is a herb used in the Western Herbalism tradition to help with Acne, Skin Health, Wound Healing, and Eczema, among 2 other conditions it addresses. The essential oil is the part traditionally used, applied topically.
Botanical background
Melaleuca alternifolia, commonly known as narrow-leaved paperbark, narrow-leaved tea-tree, narrow-leaved ti-tree, or snow-in-summer, is a species of tree or tall shrub in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. Endemic to Australia, it occurs in southeast Queensland and the north coast and adjacent ranges of New South Wales where it grows along streams and on swampy flats, and is often the dominant species where it occurs.
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist
Parts used
Essential Oil · topical