In this work we highlight a possible synergistic anti-Candida effect between Melaleuca alternifolia, Origanum vulgare and Pelargonium graveolens essential oils and the antifungal compound Amphotericin B. The antifungal activity was assessed using the agar dilution method in eleven Candida strains. The results obtained indicate the occurrence of a synergistic interaction between the essential oi...

Tea Tree Oil for Chronic Wound Treatment Patricia Culliton, MA, LAc, is director, Integrative Health Services, Hennepin County Medical Center and graduate faculty at the Center for Spirituality and Healing, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. Linda L. Halcón, PhD, MPH, RN, is an associate professor in the School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, and director of graduate studies at the Cent...

HIGHLIGHTS E-nerolidol, 1,8-cineol and methyl eugenol rich species of Melaleuca were identified in this study. Essential oils exhibited strong antioxidant,antibacterial Invitro anti inflammatory activity. These marker constitutents impart valuable place crop agriculture.

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...

We examined multivariate evolution of 20 leaf terpenoids in the invasive plant Melaleuca quinquenervia in a common garden experiment. Although most compounds, including 1,8-Cineole and Viridiflorol, were reduced in home compared with invaded range genotypes, consistent with an evolutionary decrease in defense, one compound (E-Nerolidol) was greater in invaded than home range genotypes. Nerolido...

Lophodiplosis trifida Gagné, an Australian gall midge on paperbark, Melaleuca quinquenervia (Myrtaceae), is a recent release in southern Florida for the biological control of that host. The larval stage is described for the first time and compared to that of other Lophodiplosis species. Photos of galls and illustrations of larvae are provided. Second and third instars of L. trifida are unusual ...