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Rosalina
Melaleuca ericifolia
Rosalina, aka lavender tea tree & swamp paperbark, is an evergreen shrub. It grows in low-lying swamps, along creeks, & behind sand dunes in northern Tasmania, southern Victoria and along the east coast of New south Wales and Queensland.*
Properties:
- Antibacterial
- Antifungal
- Carminative
- deconge
- tant
- immunostimulant
- sedative
Aromatherapy:
- Insect bites
- Soothing to the nerves
- Skin care (rashes, dandruff, acne)
Contraindications
- No known hazards or contraindications.
*The Complete Guide to Aromatherapy, third edition, Vol 1 – Foundations & Materia Medica, Salvatore Battaglia, p.493