NIAOULI, Melaleuca quinquenervia CT nerolina

Latin name: Melaleuca quinquenervia CT nerolina

Distilled part: leaves and green twigs

Origin: Australia

Properties: Hormone-like (effects on the pituitary-testicular axis, aphrodisiac, effects on the pituitary-adrenal axis, increased energy) +++, anti-inflammatory (respiratory and urogenital mucous membranes), analgesic, antispasmodic, digestive tonic, antihypertensive, anti-infective, antibacterial, antiviral, antiparasitic, antifungal, improves transdermal absorption.

Indications: Neurotonic (balances the sympathetic nervous system), mild hepatic and pancreatic insufficiency, viral hepatitis, slow digestion, ulcers, parasitic enterocolitis, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatism, sinusitis, malaria, hypertension, asthenia, shingles, secondary infection of eczema.

Contraindications: Use with caution with women due to its hormone-like action.

NOTE: Unlike the better-known cineole-type niaouli, the Melaleuca quinquenervia CT nerolina variety is rich in nerolidol, a specific chemotype that is believed to confer both “estrogen-like” and “testosterone-like” endocrine-regulating effects, in addition to the usual properties of niaouli.