Cajaput Essential Oil

Latin name: Melaleuca Cajuputi

Part of the plant used: leaves and twigs

Source: Indonesia

Extraction method: steam distillation

Cajeput Essential Oil is used to treat colds, headaches, and toothaches. It is very effective in fighting bacterial, viral, and fungal infections, such as tetanus (bacteria), influenza (virus), and infectious diseases like cholera and typhoid fever.

Cajuput oil is very effective at killing and repelling insects. Its insecticidal properties are so strong that a diluted solution can be sprayed or vaporized with a vaporizer to repel mosquitoes, ants, and many other types of pests from rooms. A diluted solution of cajuput oil can also be rubbed on the body to keep insects away.

Like eucalyptus oil, cajuput oil is also an expert decongestant and expectorant. As a decongestant, it provides immediate relief from nasal, throat, and other respiratory congestion, as well as from coughs, infections, and the resulting throat inflammation.

It is analgesic in nature, meaning it reduces the sensation of pain. When applied locally, such as to an infected tooth in the case of a toothache or rubbed on the forehead in the case of a headache, apply only in highly diluted solutions.