Indian Tea Tree (Melaleuca alternifolia
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J. Verghese; C. V. Jacob; C. V. Kunjunni Kartha; Moya McCarron; Allan J. Mills;
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Article
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1996
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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The composition of the essential oil distilled from freshly cut leaves and branchlets of the tea tree (Melaleuca alternifolia Cheel) grown in India was analysed by GC and GC-MS and the results compared with those of oils of Australian origin. Terpinen-4-ol and l$-cineole amounted to 36.4 and 5.6% re