Melaleuca cajuputi

Cajuputi oleum. Cajuput oil. Melaleuca cajuputi. Lond. 8. Oleum volatile. The volatile ml. 

There is a patent (U.S. Patent 6,800,294) on an antiparasitic formulation comprising eucalyptus oil Eucalyptus globulus), cajeput oil Melaleuca cajuputi), lemongrass oil, clove bud oil (5. aromati-curri), peppermint oil (M. piperita), piperonyl, and piperonyl butoxide. The formulation can be used for treating an animal body, in the manufacture of a medicament for treating ectoparasitic infestation of an animal, or for repelling parasites. 

The oil obtained from Melaleuca cajuputi Powell is the natural variety. To adulterate this oil, other species like Eucalyptus ssp. or Cinnamomum camphora (1,8-cineole type) are used. Eucalyptus terpenes, a phellandrene, and a-terpineol were used for blending. Detection is done by GC/MS with the smaller components like a-selinene, a-humulene, and a-terpineol. 

Source Melaleuca cajuputi Powel (syn. M. leucadendron, M. minor) M. quinque-nervia (Cav.) S. T. Blake M. alternifolia (Maiden Betche) Cheel (syn. M. larinar-iifolia var. alternifolia) and other Melaleuca species and subspecies (Family Myrtaceae). 

Melaleuca cajuputi Paperbark swamp tea tree Insect repellent... 

Oleum Cajuputi Volatile oil from leaves and twigs Melaleuca Leucadendron East Indies... 

Cajeput oil is obtained by steam distillation of the fresh leaves of various species of Melaleuca. The main sources of commercial oil are Australian plantations of M. alternifolia (Australian tea tree oil) andM. cajuputi subsp. cajuputi from Indonesia and Vietnam, The... 

Essential oils from the leaves of Melaleuca (M. armillaris, M. ericifolia, andM. leucaden-dron = M. cajuputi) have shown in vitro antibacterial, antifungal (C. albicans), and antiviral activities (HIV-1) in vitro potentiation of catalase, superoxide dismutase, and glutathione in er5rthrocytes and in vitro inhibition of lipid peroxidation. Both M. alternifolia leaf oil and terpinen-4-ol induced differentiation of white blood cells in vitro in human myelocytic (HL-60) cells. ... 

Traditional Medicine. Australian aborigines used cajeput oil from M. cajuputi subsp. cajuputi in treating pain. Vapors from the crushed leaves were inhaled to treat bronchial and nasal congestion. The same species has been a common household remedy in Vietnam, India, Malaysia, and Indonesia for generations. They used an infusion of the macerated leaves of Melaleuca to treat the common cold, sore throat, insect bites, fungal... 

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