Traditional Use
Cajeput Essential Oil is an effective anti-bacterial, anti-viral, anti-oxidant and mucolytic. It is also anit-inflammatory and analgesic.
Botany
M. leucadendron var. cajeputi is a medium sized tree to 98ft with small crowns with small branches, slender twigs with creamy white flower spikes. The bark is whitish, papery, thin and flaky. It can be indigenously found across the hot, humid areas of Australia and the Asain mainland.
Traditional Folklore
Cajeput has been traditionally used for its antiseptic, carminative and local analgesic properties by Australian Aborigines. In Malaysia and Indonesia, Cajeput is used to treat stomach and intestinal problems, valuable for colds & flu, chronic rheumatism as well as an insecticide. Cajeput was effectively used to cure Indian cholera. It has been used for eye infections and for relief for a toothache.















