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Tea Tree Oil Research Papers and Organisations

Organisations
Tea Tree Oil originates for Eastern Australia. Official research in that country dates back 70 years. The properties of the oil are well documented through several Australian Universities and the Rural Industries Research & Development Corporation (RIRDC) a Government Research body (see Government Research for contact details).

• The Tea Tree Oil Research Program under the RIRDC : click here
  
• Tea Tree Oil Research Group at the University of Western Australia : click here
  
• University of NSW
  
• University of Queensland
  
• Essential Oil Associations, Industry, Research Centers and Trade Associations : click here

Research Papers and Articles

Some 132 papers on 'Tea Tree Oil' are available on the Pubmed website : click here.

The following is a list of papers, books and articles from the past 70 years covering tea tree oil and melaleuca.

• Southwelll.A., Markham J., Mann C. (1996) Is Cineole detrimental to tea tree oil? Perfumer and Flavorist.21 (5) 7-10.
  
• Penfold, A. R. and Grant, R. (1925) The germicidal values of some Australian essential oils and their pure consitutents. Together with those for some essential oil isolates, and synthetics. Part III. J. Proceedings of the Royal Soc. Of NSW., 59, 346-350.
  
• Southwell, I.A., Markham, J. and Mann, C., (1997b) Why cineole is not detrimental to tea tree oil. RIRDC Research Papers Series. 97/54. Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation, Canberra.
  
• Altman, P. (1991) Assessment of the skin sensitivity and irritation potential of tea tree oil. Report for Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation. Pharmaco Pty Ltd. Sydney, Australia.
  
• Tong, M.M., Altman, P.M. and Barnetson, R. St.-C. (1992) Tea tree oil in the treatment of Tinea pedis. Australasian J. Deratol., 33,145-149.
  
• Walker, M. (1972) Clinical investigation of Melaleuca alternifolia oil for a variety of common foot problems. Current Podiatry, 2, 7-15.
  
• Walsh, L.J. and Longstaff, J. (1987) The antimicrobial effects of an essential oil on selected oral pathogens. Peridontology, 8, 11-15.
  
• Apted, J.H. (1991) Contact dermatitis associated with the use of tea tree oil. Australia J. Dermatology, 32, 177.
  
• De Groot, A. and Weyland, W. (1992) Systemic contact dermatitis from tea tree oil. Contact Dermatitis, 27, 279-280.
  
• Williams, L.R.I, Home, V. and Asre, S. (1990) Antimicrobial activity of oil of Melaleuca )Tea tree oil): Its potential use in cosmetics and toiletries. Cosmetics, Aerosols and Toiletries. Australia 4 (4) 12-13, 16-18,22.
  
• Humphrey, 'A New Australian Germicide', Medical Journal of Australia, January 1930, p.417.
  
• A . Penfold, 'Some Notes on the Essential oil of Melaleuca alternifolia', Australian Journal of Pharmacology, March 1937, p.274.
  
• M. Walker, 'Clinical Investigation of Australian Melaleuca alternifolia Oil for a Variety of Common Foot Problems', Current Podiatry, April 1972.
  
• E. Pena, 'Melaleuca alternifolia Oil: its use for Trichomonal Vaginitis and Other Vaginal Infections', Obstetrics and Gynecology, vol. 19 (6) 1962. pp. 793-5.
  
• P. Belaiche, 'Treatment of Skin infections, with the Essential Oil of Melaleuca alternifolia', Phytotherapie, vol. 15, 1985, pp. 15-17.
  
• P. Belaiche, 'Treatment of Vaginal Infections of Candida albicans with the Essential Oil of Melaleuca alternifolia, ibid, pp. 13-15.
  
• P. Belaiche, 'Germicidal Properties of the Essential Oil of Melaleuca alternifolia Related to Urinary Infections and Chronic Ideopathic Colibaccillus', ibid, pp. 9-11.
  
• G. Swords and G. L. K. Hunter, 'Composition of Australian Tea-Tree Oil (Melaleuca alternifolia)', Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry, vol. 26, 1978, pp. 734-9.
  
• Hammer, K. A., Carson, C. F. & Riley, T. V. (1997) In vitro susceptibility of Malassezia furfur to the essential oil of Melaleuca alternifolia. Journal of Medical and Veterinary Mycology 35:375-377.
  
• Hammer, K. A., Carson, C. F. & Riley, T. V. (2000) In vitro activities of ketoconazole, econazole, miconazole, and Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) oil against Malassezia species. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 44:467-469.
  
• Nenoff, P., Haustein, U. –F. & Brandt, W. (1996) Antifungal activity of the essential oil of Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree oil) against pathogenic fungi in vitro. Skin Pharmacology 9:388-394.
  
• Satchell, A. C., Saurajen, A., Bell, C. & Barnetson, R. StC. (2002a) Treatment of dandruff with 5% tea tree oil shampoo. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 47:852-855.
  
• Satchell, A. C., Saurajen, A., Bell, C. & Barnetson, R. StC. (2002b) Treatment of interdigital tinea pedis with 25% and 50% tea tree oil solution: a randomized, placebo-controlled, blinded study. Australasian Journal of Dermatology 43:175-178.
  
• Vazquez, J. A. & Zawawi, A. A. (2002) Efficacy of alcohol-based and alcohol-free melaleuca oral solution for the treatment of fluconazole-refractory oropharyngeal candidiasis in patients with AIDS. HIV Clinical Trials 3:379-385.