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30 Oct 2009 - EMEA submission

The EMEA (European Medicines Agency) committee on herbal medicinal products called for scientific data to create a Monograph for tea tree oil as a Herbal Medicine in August 2009 More »»


19 Jun 2009 - New ATTIA website

Welcome to our new website. If you are a regular visitor you will notice quite a few changes - this will be progressive as the site is developed over the next few weeks. More »»


16 Apr 2007 - Safety dossier submitted

The industry response on the SCCP Opinion on the Safety of Tea Tree Oil which was published in November 2004 has now been filed with Brussels. The industry is yet to be advised who will be the rapporteur. Additional data is to be filed from an as yet incomplete ROAT study  More »»


21 Feb 2007 - ATTIA refutes gynecomastia link

ATTIA calls for the Journal of New England Medicine to publish a retraction re the recent article: Prepubertal Gynecomastia Linked to Lavender and Tea Tree Oil. More »»


Harvesting

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M alternifolia is grown in plantations and the entire aerial growth of the plantation tree is mechanically harvested using modified forage harvesters which chop the leaf and twigs into a finely cut mass ready for steam distillation of the oil. Plantation trees are usually harvested every 12-18 months. The trees are robust and with good husbandry some plantations have been able to harvest leaf from their trees for up to 27 years. All plantation operators and harvesters take care to preserve the natural environmental balance to sustain and maintain future resources.

 harvester1.jpgA modified cotton picker harvesting Tea Tree for distillation

Images courtesy of Greg Baildon©

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 Many M alternifolia plantations are on the floodplains of the Northern Rivers area in NSW, Australia. During flood periods harvest can be delayed, though Melaleuca spp are well adapted to the area and can tolerate extendeed periods of inundation without being harmed. 

The last of the floodwaters of May 2009 recede on a plantation near Bungawalbyn, NSW on the banks of the Richmond River.

 

Page last updated: 21 Sep 2009