Introduction of five-ribbed Melaleuca (M. quinquenervia (Cav.) S.T. Blake)

The content of essential oils in the fresh leaves of Melaleuca forests can reach 1.3% - 2.4%, the rate of 1.8-cineole ranges from 0.2% to 65% (Brophy and Doran, 1996), or 5 -50% (Brophy et al, 2013), considered to be very promising in essential oil production in Papua New Guinea and Madagascar. Therefore, Tram is also a tree planted near the house to repel mosquitoes.

Niaouli oil, called niaouli oil, is used as an aroma in foods (cakes, candies, condiments, desserts, meats and meat products, non-alcoholic beverages) and Used in creams, mouth rinses, skin cosmetics, perfumes and soaps (Khan et al, 2010), or as medicine, cough medicine, massage for rheumatism and neuralgia, toothpaste (Elliot and Jones, 1993).

In France, cajeput essential oil is used as a traditional medicine and is sometimes substituted for cajuput or eucalyptus oil for coughs, rheumatism, neuralgia, chronic mucositis, etc. Another publication on cajeput oil (recorded as M. quinquenervia) by Natural Standard Botton 2008 (www.naturalstandard.com, 2008) from animal research found that Cajeput essential oil is effective in increasing blood pressure, cure boils, inhibiting bacteria Hilicobacter pylori (bacteria that cause stomach pain)

Biological effects of Cajeput Essential Oil is the effect of 1.8-cineole rich essential oil, which is a natural aroma in essential oils.

- Used in traditional medicine

In traditional medicine in Vietnam, essential oils rich in 1.8-cineole are often used pure to treat pain, low numbness, nerve; Cures coughs, asthma, and colds; as well as treating abdominal pain, stomach cramps, making topical anti-inflammatory drugs (Do Tat Loi, 1995, Vo Van Chi, 1997).

Cajeput oil is also used as an antiseptic to treat wounds, symptoms of burns, dermatitis, allergies, pneumonia and bronchitis, rhinitis, gingivitis, impetigo, psoriasis. candles, sinusitis, stomatitis, tonsillitis, as well as mosquito repellants and mosquito bites.

Tea tree oil is also effective in treating worms, especially roundworms, and genital infections (Lassak and McCarthy, 1983).

Antibacterial effect and aromatherapy value
The antibacterial effect is the outstanding effect of essential oils rich in 1.8-cineole (Trinh Thi Diep et al., 2012). Experiments have proven that tea tree oil rich in 1.8 cineole has the effect of inhibiting and resistant to strains of Erwinia, Candida albicans, and Micrococcus. The best effect is on Erwinia (Bouraïma-Madjebi et al., 1996). Other preliminary tests also showed that five-ribbed Melaleuca essential oil and its products have effects on a number of other bacteria strains such as Pseudomonas, Klebsiella, Escherichia coli and Agrobacterium.

In addition to 1,8-cineole, in Cajeput essential oil, there are also some valuable substances used in perfumes and cosmetics (Sellar, 1992; Lawless, 1995) such as nerolidol, citronellol, linalool, etc. Of which, nerolidol can be up to 82% in Queensland's Moreton origin (Le Dinh Kha et al., 2008).

How to use tea tree oil in life:

When bitten by insects, ants, and shingles: 1-2 drops of essential oil are mildly anointed on the bite. Use 4 times / day.
Weather change: small 2-3 drops of essential oil and rub it evenly on the nose, temples, soles of the feet to prevent colds, wind cough, stomach pain
Put 3-4 drops in a tub of bath water instead of soap.
Use instead of cleaning water to clean the house by placing 5 drops of essential oil in a water bath. You will have a home with a cool scent.