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 Niaouli Essential
Oil ProfileNiaouli is an evergreen tree with a flexible truck and spongy bark, pointed linear leaves and bearing spikes of sessile yellowish flowers. The leaves have a strong aromatic scent when they are crushed. Essential oil is obtained by steam distillation from the leaves and young twigs. Niaouli grows very fast (up to 6' per year) and produces dense stands that completely shade out all other vegetation and provide little food for wildlife. Native to Australia, New Caledonia and the French Pacific Islands. The majority of the oil is produced in Australia. |
| Botanical Name: | Melaleuca viridiflora Sol. ex Gaertn. |
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| Family: | Myrtaceae |
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| Synonyms: | Melaleuca quinquenervia, gomenol. |
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| Parts Used: | Leaves & twigs |
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| Extraction Method: | Steam distilled (usually rectified) |
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| Colour: | Colorless to pale yellow |
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| Consistency: | Thin |
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| Aroma Description: | Sharp, fresh, camphorous |
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| Historical Uses: | Niaouli has historically been used locally for treating a wide variety of ailments, such as aches and pains, respiratory conditions, cuts and infections; it is also used to purify water. |
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| Modern Uses: | Has be used in treating cystitis and urinary infection, muscular aches and pains, rheumatism and poor circulation. Niaouli is also used in pharmaceutical preparations such as gargles, cough drops, toothpastes, mouth sprays, etc. Used in balsamic fragrance compounds; in antiseptic preparation |
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| Cautions: | Non-toxic, non-irritant, non-sensitizing. |
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| Main Constituents, % |
| Cineol |
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| Terpineol |
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| Pinene |
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| Limonene |
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| Citrene |
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| Terebenthene |
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| Valeric ester |
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| Acetic ester |
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| Butyric ester |
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| Physical Actions |
| Analgesic, anthelmintic, anticatarrhal, antirheumatic, antiseptic, antispasmodic, bactericidal, balsamic, cicatrizant, diaphoretic, expectorant, regulator, stimulant, vermifuge. |
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| Toxicity |
LD50 - (oral) rat >not known. (dermal) rabbit >not known.
Irritation/Sensitisation - Not available
Phototoxicity - Not available
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