Tea Tree Oil
"Tea Tree Oil" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Essential oil extracted from MELALEUCA ALTERNIFOLIA (tea tree). It is used as a topical antimicrobial due to the presence of terpineol.
| Descriptor ID |
D020947
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D10.627.675.775 D10.627.700.940 D20.215.784.750.940
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| Concept/Terms |
Tea Tree Oil- Tea Tree Oil
- Oil, Tea Tree
- Melaleuca alternifolia Oil
- Oil, Melaleuca alternifolia
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Tea Tree Oil" by people in Profiles.
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Richards DB, Wang GS, Buchanan JA. Pediatric tea tree oil aspiration treated with surfactant in the emergency department. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2015 Apr; 31(4):279-80.
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Kwiecinski J. Increased susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus small colony variant to tea tree oil: comment on Cuaron et al. 2014. Phytother Res. 2014 Nov; 28(11):1737-8.
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Kwiecinski J, Eick S, W?jcik K. Effects of tea tree (Melaleuca alternifolia) oil on Staphylococcus aureus in biofilms and stationary growth phase. Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2009 Apr; 33(4):343-7.