摘要 |
<p>An antimicrobial composition including the aqueous fraction collected following the steam distillation of the foliage of melaleuca plants and a process for preparing the antimicrobial composition including: a) supplying foliage from melaleuca (linerafolia) and/or melaleuca (alternafolia) plants to a sealed vessel; b) passing steam through the foliage in the sealed vessel to extract oil therefrom and collecting the steam thereafter; c) cooling the steam to form an oil phase and an aqueous antimicrobial composition, and d) separating the oil phase from the antimicrobial composition.</p> |