David L. Hoffmann BSc Hons MNIMHMelaleuca alternifolia Myrtaceae Names: Tea tree Habitat: Swampy, low lying wetlands in New South Wales, Australia. Collection: Part Used: Essential oil. Constituents: Essential oil containing a range of terpenes and sesquiterpenes. Actions: Anti...
What Doctors Don't Tell YouIn his book The Healing Sun, Dr Richard Hobday lists some important factors for planning a sensible sunbathing strategy. His suggestions, as well as those of others researching alternatives, can m ...
As the skin cancer incidence continues to grow at an alarming rate, research shows that sun worshippers using sunscreens run an increased risk of malignant melanoma (BMJ, 1996: 312 7047). ... ...
Regular intake of vitamins E and C may protect against sunburn, researchers have discovered. ...
Moderate exposure to the sun has many benefits. Perhaps the most important of all is synthesis of vitamin D, a hormone-like substance that helps boost immunity and protect bone.
Many may remember an e-news article (No 126) concerning a study which controversially concluded that sunshine could help skin cancers.
Randall Neustaedter OMDThe sun is beneficial for its ability to induce vitamin D production in our bodies. For those people who take cod liver oil in the winter for its vitamin D value, it may be prudent to switch during the sunny summer months to fish oil or krill oil as...
American Institute for Preventive MedicineBurns can result from dry heat (fire), moist heat (steam, hot liquids), electricity, chemicals, and radiation (i.e., sunlight). Treatment for burns depends on the depth of the burn (whether it is first, second, or third degree, how much area of the...
Melaleuca alternifolia
Myrtaceae
Names: Tea tree
Habitat: Swampy, low lying wetlands in New South Wal
Aloe gel is perhaps the most widely recognized herbal remedy in the United States today, used to relieve thermal burn and sunburn, promote wound healing, and moisturize and soften skin. Everyone who uses it seems convinced that it works, and its...
