Extracted by steam distillation from the leaves and from the young twigs of the Melaleuca quinquenervia (Cav.) S.T.Blake (sin. M. viridiflora), evergreen tree of the Myrtaceae native of the Australia oriental, of the Nuova Caledonia (where and chiamato 'niaouli' from the popoli indigeni Kanak) and of the Papua Nuova Guinea, today naturalizzato in molte areas tropical. The phytochemical profile varia considerevolly with the chemotype: the CT 1,8-cineole (more common, 45-65%) and quello most widely used in aromatherapy, with viridiflorol (3-10%) and α-pinene. The niaouli and a antibacterial, antiviral and antifungal very versatile and ben tollerato, historically used in the Nuova Caledonia as remedy local for the wounds, the burns and the infections of the skin. In aromatherapy and one of the oils more sicuri for the stimolation immunitaria antiviral — often preferito to the ravintsara for the profile mite — and as antiseptic skin and of the respiratory tract in children from the 3 years. Has also to action radioprotettic documented: the protocolli oncologic French the includono in the prevention of the radiodermiti. Top note fresh.

Nuova Caledonia

Leaves and twigs

Steam distillation

• L'essential oil of niaouli is excellent if used in the medication of small cuts, wounds, bruciature and for the care of the acne, thanks to the sue antiseptic properties and to the capacity of agevolare the ricostrution of the tissues.
• Rinforza the defenses immunitarie stimolando the production of globuli bianchi.
• IS useful in the treatment of all the conditions respiratory as cough, cold, flu and sore throat. In particular, is used for contrastaremalattie from raffreddamento and infections which colpiscono the children, perché is ben tollerato and dto the effect more blando compared ad other essenze from the properties simili.

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