Manuka
Leptospermum scoparium
Place of origin: New Zealand
Cultivation: wild
In the history of New Zealand, based on archaeological finds, as early as i. e. In 30,000 we could meet the use of Manuka as tools, as well as from a medicinal point of view. Manuka, as most New Zealanders call it, was used by the Maori in pre-European times and is still used today. Manuka got its Maori name, "tea tree", from the fact that Captain Cook brewed tea from the leaves of this tree for his sailors.In their use, for example, a tea decoction was drunk for urinary complaints and as a fever reducer. The steam of the leaves boiled in water was inhaled against head colds, the leaves and bark were made into a decoction, and the warm liquid was rubbed on stiff muscles and sore joints. Kakariki parrots use Manuka leaves and bark to clean their feathers of parasites. Thanks to its antimicrobial ingredients, it provides a protective layer to the skin and helps maintain daily hygiene.
Its main features in brief:
- Skin damage, allergic rash, irritation, itching, stinging and surgical scars,
- Maintains skin moisture and fat balance, stops scalp degeneration
- Anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, bactericidal, fungicidal, expectorant, expectorant
- Fever and pain reliever, anthelmintic,
- For aching joints, muscle pain, muscle cramps
- Stimulates the immune system.
- It has an effect on the sympathetic and parasympathetic systems, i.e. it stabilizes the nervous system, helps with stress, anxiety, depression, nervousness, anger
