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| Latin Name |
English Names |
Hindi Names |
Melaleuca leucadendron
Linn.
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Cajuput Tree,
Tea Tree |
Kayaputi,
Kajuput |
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| Habitat |
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It was indigenous
to Burma, Cambodia, Thailand and Malay Peninsula to Australia. It
was introduced to India and grown in gardens and parks as an ornamental
plant.
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| Morphology
Description (Habit) |
It is an evergreen
tree of small or moderate size with pendulous branches, sometimes
attaining a height of 21 m. and a girth up to 1.5 m. The Bark is white,
soft, spongy, peeling off in elongated papery flakes; leaves oblong-elliptic,
gland-dotted; flowers small, creamy white, in more or less interrupted
elongate spikes; capsules small, globular or hemispheric, woody; the
seeds numerous, obovoid or cuneate, very small.
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| Principal
Constituents |
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Ursolic acid isolated
from chloroform extract and piceatannol and oxyresveratrol from methanalic
extract, are identified as active compounds1.
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| Pharmacology |
The Essential oil
exhibited anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antifebrile, antibacterial
and expectorant activities. It has anti-dandruff activity.
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| Toxicology |
No adverse
effect was reported on usage of this plant.
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| Indications |
It acts as an anthelmintic.
It is also effective against lice.
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| Product
Range |
Anti-Dandruff Hair Oil, Anti-Dandruff Shampoo.
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| References |
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- Chem. Pharm. Bull., 1991, 39, 3276.
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