Term Name: | tea tree oil |
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Synonyms: | extract from Melaleuca alternifolia, extract from tea tree, Melaleuca alternifolia extract, Melaleuca alternifolia oil, Melaleuca extract, Melaleuca oil, tea tree extract, TTO |
Definition: | An essential oil consisting of approximately one hundred hydrocarbon and terpenoid components obtained by steam distillation from the leaves and terminal branchlets of the tea tree, Melaleuca alternifolia; the yield of oil is typically 1-2% of wet plant material weight. The main components are 4-terpineol (40%), gamma-terpinene (23%), alpha-terpinene (10%), 1,8-cineole (5%), terpinolene (3%), and p-cymene (3%). |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:83629] ( EBI ) |