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Ethnobotanical Plant Melaleuca leucadendron

Common Name
Kajeput; Kayu puteh (White wood); Cayeput; Gelam; Cajeput Tree; Cajeput

Activities

Uses for this plant.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Country/Region Reference
Ache(Ear) US Krochmal, Arnold and Connie. 1973. A guide to the medicinal plants of the United States. Quadrangle/The N.Y. Times Book Co.
Ache(Head) US Krochmal, Arnold and Connie. 1973. A guide to the medicinal plants of the United States. Quadrangle/The N.Y. Times Book Co.
Ache(Tooth) US Krochmal, Arnold and Connie. 1973. A guide to the medicinal plants of the United States. Quadrangle/The N.Y. Times Book Co.
Ache(Tooth) Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Ache(Tooth) Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Acne Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Astringent Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Bronchitis Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Bronchitis Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Bruise Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Carminative Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Carminative Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Cholera Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Cold Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Colic Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Cough Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Diarrhea Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Eczema Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Emollient Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Expectorant US Krochmal, Arnold and Connie. 1973. A guide to the medicinal plants of the United States. Quadrangle/The N.Y. Times Book Co.