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Descriptor English: Tea Tree Oil
Descriptor Spanish: Aceite de Árbol de Té
Descriptor aceite del árbol del té
Entry term(s) aceite de Malaleuca alternifolia
Scope note: Aceite esencial extraído de la MELALEUCA ALTERNIFOLIA (árbol del té). Se emplea como antimicrobiano tópico debido a la presencia de terpineol.
Descriptor Portuguese: Óleo de Melaleuca
Descriptor French: Huile d'arbre à thé
Entry term(s): Aetheroleum Melaleucae alternifoliae
Melaleuca alternifolia Oil
Oil, Melaleuca alternifolia
Oil, Tea Tree
Tree number(s): D10.627.675.775
D10.627.700.940
D20.215.784.750.940
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D020947
Scope note: Essential oil extracted from MELALEUCA ALTERNIFOLIA (tea tree). It is used as a topical antimicrobial due to the presence of terpineol.
Allowable Qualifiers: AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AN analysis
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
EC economics
HI history
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
Pharm Action: Anti-Infective Agents, Local
Registry Number: 68647-73-4
CAS Type 1 Name: Oils, tea-tree
Previous Indexing: Oils, Volatile (1990-1999)
Plant Oils (1990-1999)
Public MeSH Note: 2000; TEA TREE OIL was indexed under OILS, VOLATILE & PLANT OILS 1993-1999
History Note: 2000; use TEA TREE OIL (NM) 1993-1999
DeCS ID: 34459
Unique ID: D020947
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2000/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/11/03
Revision Date: 2016/06/16
Tea Tree Oil - Preferred
Concept UI M0328581
Scope note Essential oil extracted from MELALEUCA ALTERNIFOLIA (tea tree). It is used as a topical antimicrobial due to the presence of terpineol.
Preferred term Tea Tree Oil
Entry term(s) Aetheroleum Melaleucae alternifoliae
Melaleuca alternifolia Oil
Oil, Melaleuca alternifolia
Oil, Tea Tree



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