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Manuka

Botanical Name Leptospermum scoparium
Family Myrtaceae
Other Names New Zealand tea tree
Native to New Zealand
Description Evergreen shrub or small tree up to 8m. Flowers: pink/white early summer
Parts Used Oil distilled from leaves and twigs
Constituents Essential oil: beta-triketones –flavesone, leptospermone, isoleptospermone. Mono & sesquiterpene 1,8 –cineole, terpinene-4-ol, alpha terpinene, gamma terpinene, -p-cymene, alpha pinene
Caution Never use neat oil