Tea Tree Oil Proven In Treating Toenail Fungus
Tea tree oil is believed to be used for treating toenail fungus safe and fast. 
Long times ago, Tea tree oil has long been used in Aboriginal natural medicine of New South Wales and Australia as home remedies for wounds and skin infections. And now, people are interested in studying how natural products can work in curing skin infections, including nail fungal infections. This natural remedy for yeast infection contains active substances Terpinen-4-ol and 1,8-cineole which can inhibit fungal growth.
A recent study has shown that tea tree oil effective for treating yeast infections. The study, published in 2003 that examined the work tea tree oil to heal the human pathogenic yeast that is resistant to oral treatment such as fluconazole and itraconazole (sporanox).
The study published in the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy aims to prove the anti-fungal activity of tea tree oil against Candida albicans in mice suffering from vaginal candidiasis. The result is tea tree oil can inhibit the growth of fungi that are resistant to fluconazole and itraconazole. Here again, the fungal infection was resolved in 3 weeks by tea tree oil, whereas all other animals, either untreated or treated with fluconazole, were still suffering yeast infection.
Seeing the results of this study, the use of tea tree oil for toenail fungus natural remedies is more reliable. This natural treatment can be used as an alternative treatment if fluconazole was not able to relief toenail fungus. Overall, further research on tea tree oil is needed to further prove the effect of this natural remedy against Trichophyton rubrum, the most common fungal cause toenail fungus.
Reference:
Francesca Mondello1, et al. In vitro and in vivo activity of tea tree oil against azole-susceptible and -resistant human pathogenic yeasts. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 2003; 51, 1223–1229
