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Cajuput (weeping paperback)
Melaleuca leucadendra

This page contains information on cajuput and how it is used as a herb in alternative herbal treatments to treat ailments and problems, such as muscle stiffness and sinusitis.

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Botanical classification of cajuput
Description of cajuput
Parts used
Properties of cajuput
Internal use
External use
Use of essential oil
Safety precautions and warnings
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Botanical Classification

Family	Myrtaceae
Genus and specie	Melaleuca leucadendra

Other names

Weeping tea tree or weeping paper bark.

Description of the herb cajuput

A large tree with pale peeling bark and slender drooping "willow-like" branches. The leaves are thin and pointed. Thin, creamy white flowers appear in spikes in summer and autumn. Indigenous to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Northern and Western Australia.

Parts used

The essential oil is used.

Properties

Stimulant, antiseptic, with a camphor-like aroma. It is used to expel intestinal parasites and is anti-spasmodic and promotes sweating.

Therapeutic uses

Internal use
- Herbalists use cajuput internally to treat bronchitis, tuberculosis, colds, sinusitis, gastric infections and roundworms.
External use
- It is used with great effect for rheumatism, gout, neuralgia, acne, nasal congestion, sinusitis, toothache, chilblains, and skin diseases.
Aromatherapy and essential oil use
- The oil has antiseptic and pain killing properties. It furthermore has anti-rheumatic, anti-spasmodic, balsamic, decongestant, expectorant, insecticide, and stimulant properties.
- For muscle stiffness, acne, psoriasis, neuralgia and gout it is a good oil to include in a massage mixture.

Safety precautions and warnings

It is considered a safe herb as well as a safe oil, but the essential oil may irritate the skin at high concentration.

PLEASE NOTE: The essential oil may be subject to legal restriction in certain counties.

Used in the following of our products

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Cajuput (weeping paperback) Melaleuca leucadendra

Please note - although we discuss a wide variety of herbs, not all of them are used or sold by us.

Cajuput (weeping paperback)
Melaleuca leucadendra