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Tea Tree Oil

Known as: tree tea oil, Oil, Melaleuca alternifolia, Tea Tree Oil [Chemical/Ingredient] 
Essential oil extracted from MELALEUCA ALTERNIFOLIA (tea tree). It is used as a topical antimicrobial due to the presence of terpineol.
National Institutes of Health

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Review
2018
Review
2018
Tea Polyphenols in Promotion of Human Health
Tea is the most widely used beverage worldwide. Japanese and Chinese people have been drinking tea for centuries and in Asia, it… Expand
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Review
2018
Review
2018
Bioavailability of Tea Catechins and Its Improvement
Many in vitro studies have shown that tea catechins had vevarious health beneficial effects. However, inconsistent results… Expand
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
American Cancer Society Guidelines on Nutrition and Physical Activity for cancer prevention: reducing the risk of cancer with healthy food choices and physical activity.
The American Cancer Society (ACS) publishes Nutrition and Physical Activity Guidelines to serve as a foundation for its… Expand
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Review
2003
Review
2003
Tea Catechins and Polyphenols: Health Effects, Metabolism, and Antioxidant Functions
Increasing interest in the health benefits of tea has led to the inclusion of tea extracts in dietary supplements and functional… Expand
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Antifungal activity of the components of Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) oil.
AIMS To investigate the in vitro antifungal activity of the components of Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) oil. METHODS AND… Expand
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Review
2003
Review
2003
Antioxidant activity of tea polyphenols in vivo: evidence from animal studies.
Tea is particularly rich in polyphenols, including catechins, theaflavins and thearubigins, which are thought to contribute to… Expand
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Mechanism of action of Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) oil on Staphylococcus aureus determined by time-kill, lysis, leakage, and salt tolerance assays and electron microscopy.
The essential oil of Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) has broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity. The mechanisms of action of tea… Expand
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
The mode of antimicrobial action of the essential oil of Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree oil).
The essential oil of Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) exhibits broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity. Its mode of action against… Expand
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Review
2000
Review
2000
Tea polyphenols: prevention of cancer and optimizing health.
The tea plant Camellia sinesis is cultivated in >30 countries. Epidemiologic observations and laboratory studies have indicated… Expand
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Review
1997
Review
1997
The chemistry of tea flavonoids.
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