Antimicrobial activity of Lemon Myrtle

Posted by Lemon Myrtle on July 16, 2015 . 0 Comments

The following is another extract about Australian Essential oil Backhousia citriodora (Lemon myrtle) particularly regarding " Antimicrobial activity and in vitro cytotoxicity"1

"The antimicrobial and toxicological properties of the Australian essential oil, lemon myrtle, (Backhousia citriodora) were investigated. Lemon myrtle oil was shown to possess significant antimicrobial activity against the organisms Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Candida albicans, methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA), Aspergillus niger, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Propionibacterium acnes comparable to its major component-citral. A product containing 1% lemon myrtle oil was found to be low in toxicity and could potentially be used in the formulation of topical antimicrobial products."