There is the widely held perception that everything in Australia is going to kill you. No doubt that there are those things that will, and there are also many powerful 'bush' curatives found there.
Melaleuca alternifolia is native to Northern New South Wales Australia. There were alot grown at Coraki, just south of Lismore. The local Aboriginal, the Bundjalung people, use tea trea as a traditional medicine by inhaling oils from the crushed leaves to treat coughs and colds. They also sprinkle wounds with the leaves after which a poultice is applied. I use essential oil of tea tree for wounds and cleaning around the house.
The University of Western Australia has done extensive research into tea tree oil and it's role in treating MRSA. Anyone involved in health care or sport knows the danger of this very contagious and persistent disease.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea_tree_oil
The Tea Tree, as it's commonly known, has been used for hundreds of years. As I travelled around Australia, this became my 'bottle of first aid' for it's range of uses. The first time I encountered it, I was astonished by it's power to heal. I had cut myself and a friend had some that we dabbed on. It was a flap of skin that was partially attached and the tea tree 'glued' the rest of it down. Healing time was quite abbreviated despite high humidity and temperatures.
The American Cancer Society notes it is toxic if swallowed.
Medications should be kept away from children and pets.
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