Melaleuca leucadendra (L.) L.

Common Names:
Lothsumbul (S)
Kaiyappudai, Velliloththiram (T)
Cajeput tree, Tea tree (E)

Useful plant parts :
Leaf and bark

Uses in traditional medicine :

Chemical constituents:

Terpenes: cineol, viridiflorol, terpineol, pinene, limonene, globulol and guaiol from leaf and fruit essential oils

Bioactivity :

Leaf and fruit essential oils: antioxidative

Clinical:

Note :

This plant is not equivalent to the one referred to as “lodra” in Ayurveda

References :

Pino, J. A. et al., (2010), Phytochemical analysis and in vitro free-radical- scavenging activities of the essential oils from leaf and fruit of Melaleuca leucadendra L., Chem Biodivers, 7(9), 2281-8.