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Kanuka

Kanuka

Kunzea ericoides

White tea tree, Burgan, Kunzea peduncularis, Leptospermum ericoides

Myrtaceae · Lá và cành tận cùng · Leaves and terminal branches · Steam-distilled

Kanuka essential oil (Kunzea ericoides) — botanical illustration
Kunzea ericoides

Safety

Skin sensitization if oxidized

Oxidation products of α-pinene may sensitize skin.

Store in dark, sealed, refrigerated container.

Likely not hazardous in pregnancy based on data for α-pinene, 1,8-cineole and (+)-limonene.

Contains no known carcinogens. In vitro research: kanuka oil moderately cytotoxic to mouse P388 leukemia cells but more toxic to normal hepatocytes, not selective.


Usage guidelines

Storage
Dark, sealed, refrigerated; add antioxidant

Chemistry

Volatile constituents
α-Pinene55.5 %
Viridiflorol7.2 %
1,8-Cineole3.9 %
(+)-Limonene3.9 %
p-Cymene3.4 %
Calamenene3.0 %
γ-Terpinene2.5 %
α-Selinene2.4 %
Ledol1.9 %
β-Nerolidol1.8 %
Linalool1.5 %
Cadina-1,4-diene1.3 %
Spathulenol1.3 %

Botanical source

Kunzea ericoides is a small tree endemic to New Zealand. Maori name 'kanuka'. Oil produced in New Zealand.

Same Myrtaceae family and botanically related to manuka (Leptospermum scoparium), but the two oils differ markedly in composition.

Family Myrtaceae. Same family as eucalyptus, tea tree, niaouli.