As Swine Flu takes hold in the UK more and more people are following Julie's natural approach to infection control using Tea Tree. Tea Tree the most powerful antiseptic known to man and one of the few essential oils with antiviral properties can help the body to fight off illness and infection. Read Julie's Top 10 Tips on how to help protect yourself from Swine Flu on our aromatherapy blog and checkout our new Tea Tree range with its naturally, antiviral and antiseptic properties.
Protect yourself from Swine Flu
As Swine Flu takes hold in the UK more and more people are following Julie's natural approach to infection control using Tea Tree. Tea Tree the most powerful antiseptic known to man and one of the few essential oils with antiviral properties can help the body to fight off illness and infection. Read Julie's Top 10 Tips on how to help protect yourself from Swine Flu on our aromatherapy blog and checkout our new Tea Tree range with its naturally, antiviral and antiseptic properties.
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What's your evidence that tea tree is "the most powerful antiseptic known to man"?
What is the evidence that it has antiviral (as distinct from anti-bacterial) properties - and are these are in vivo as well as in vitro?
What's the evidence that your approach actually helps against swine flu in practice? Does it reduce your chance of infection, or reduce the symptoms, or shorten the infection?
How does tea tree actually act on the flu virus? (we have a good idea how tamiflu works).
I'm sure you can give precise references to the work on this. It will be of great use to the medical profession, who of course welcome anything that helps patients and reduces the cost to the NHS. It'll also be of interest to Trading Standards officers.
Dear Mr Burnham
Thankyou for your comments. I would like to reply to you personally but as you are operating a 'no reply email address' it is difficult. Without speaking to you it is difficult to reply as I am not sure in what capacity you are asking. I will assume that you are typical of my clients who are either practitioners of complementary health or individuals who have an interest in natural health and answer accordingly.
I would also draw your attention to the fact that blogs by their very nature represent personal opinion and my personal expertise in the field of aromatherapy.
I will answer your comments alongside the particular points that your raised.
Q: What's your evidence that Tea Tree is "the most powerful antiseptic known to man"?
A: This should read "one of the most powerful, natural antispetics known to man". As I am sure you are aware almost anything ewritten is edited before publishing and it is always a case of "the shorter the better".
Q: What is the evidence that it has antiviral (as distinct from antibacterial) properties - and are these are in vivo as well as in vitro?
A: There is significant evidence that Tea Tree has antiviral as well as antibacterial properties. The reference sources are too many to mention however the book I normally recommend to health professionals is "Aromatherapy for Health professionals" Shirley and Len Price, published by Churchhill Livingstone 1995. With regard to the second part of your question I have made no reference to this nor any claims and would refer you to experts within the NHS.
Q: What's the evidence that your approach actually helps against swine flu in practice? Does it reduce your chance of infection, or reduce the symptoms, or shorten the infection?
A: As I have clearly stated in my blog I am giving advice in line with government guidelines to practice good hygiene as a defence against the infection. I have made no claims or comment with regard to reducing symptoms or shortening the infection time. I have no doubt that the professional recommendations I have made would form an effective part of good hygiene practice and there can be no doubt that good hygiene helps protect against the spread of disease.
Q: How does Tea Tree actually act on the flu virus? (we have a good idea how Tamiflu works).
A: I have not made any comment or claim with regard to Tea Tree acting on the flu virus and it would be innapropriate for me to do so. As a professional and successful complementary health specialist it is vital that boundaries and standards are maintained and I am at the forefront of upholding such standards. Your question suggests that I might have made such claims in the blog. This is not the case.
Q: I'm sure you can give precise references to the work on this. It will be of great use to the medical profession, who of course welcome anything that helps patients and reduces the cost to the NHS. It'll also be of interest to Trading Standards officers.
A: I hope that I have answered the issues raised to your satisfaction. Once again I would re-iterate that in line with government guidelines the practice of good hygiene can help prevent the spread of disease and natural products such as Tea Tree can make a very positive contribution. With regard to Trading Standards I am happy to speak to your contact. Potions & Possibilities has a very positive relationship with them and I am totally confident that we are operating well within their stringent guidelines.
I would like to give these answers to you personally and would politely request that you reveal your identity so that I can do so and answer any further questions that you might have.
Regards
Julie Foster
BA(hons) ITEC, FHT, FHL
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