Aromatherapy - Tea Tree Oil - Ailments / Situations Where Used

It is the first suggestion for athlete's foot and other fungal infections. It is often used in anti-acne remedies, as well as in diffuser to combat the flu and other viral infections. It is also useful for the treatment of abscesses, acne, blisters, burns, cold sores, dandruff, herpes, insect bites, oily skin, rashes (nappy rash), spots, warts, and wounds. Tea tree is beneficial for asthma, bronchitis, catarrh, coughs, sinusitis, tuberculosis, whooping cough, thrush, vaginitis, cystitis, and pruitis. It is also beneficial for colds, fever, flu, and infectious illnesses such as chicken pox.

Tea tree oil's immuno-stimulant properties are of great value as a preventative remedy to help the body fight off all kinds of infection, especially if the body is already in a weakened condition brought on by either stress, illness or the use of antibiotics or other drugs which have lowered the body's natural resistance levels. It can be helpful to those who need to build up their strength before a surgical operation or for those suffering from chronic or long standing debilitating illness. Its possible application to AIDS is also currently being researched.