Niaouli

Melaleuca quinquenervia

Other Names : Melaleuca quinquenervia, Melaleuca viridiflora, broad-leaved paperbark, the paper bark tea tree, punk tree.

Special Precautions of Niaouli

• Tisserand and Young indicate that Niaouli Essential with the 1,8-Cineole chemotype may cause CNS and breathing problems in young children. They caution against using the oil on or near the face of infants and children.

Health Benefits and uses of Niaouli are

• aches,
• acne
• bronchitis
• colds
• coughs
• cuts
• dull skin
• flu
• oily skin
• sore throat
• whooping cough

References

• Julia Lawless, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Essential Oils (Rockport, MA: Element Books, 1995), 56-66.
• Robert Tisserand and Rodney Young, Essential Oil Safety (Second Edition. United Kingdom: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier 2014), 364.