Title: THE BIG BAD WOOLL
1Totarol
The Worlds New Natural Active
2Mende Biotech Limited
- Mende Biotech Limited was established in 1999 to
- Develop and commercialise the manufacture of
Totarol - Focus on research and development in native
plants for medicines and oils - Establish sustainable and natural extraction
methods to supply a selected client base.
3What is Totarol
- Totarol is extracted from recycled Podocarpus
totara heartwood using supercritical CO2.
4The product Totarol
Totarol is a pale yellow powder/solid which has
no taste and minimal aroma.
5Chemical Composition of Totarol
- Totarol is a natural extract enriched in the
aromatic diterpenoid, Totarol C20H30O. - It also contains other bioactives
- related in structure to Totarol.
Totara can live for up to 1000 years Totarol
and related compounds in Totarol protect the
tree from microbial attack
6Antibacterial Activity
Totarol is a naturally occurring plant extract
with potent anti-bacterial activity against gram
positive and gram negative bacteria.
- Totarol is active against acne and tooth decay
bacteria, and is one of the rare phytochemicals
active against penicillin and methicillin
resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus
7Antioxidant Activity
Creams and oils Totarol is a potent antioxidant
for unsaturated fats and oils, and does not lose
its activity with time, c.f. vitamin E
- Totarol strongly inhibits
- lipid peroxidation and
- scavenges ROS (reactive oxygen species)
8What you can use Totarol for?
- It can be used as a preservative base but has to
be combined with an anti-mould substance
Skin care products Toothpaste/Oral care
products Baby Nappy rash creams Anti Acne
solutions Hair care products
9How to use Totarol
- The percentage of Totarol to use should be
around 0.1
Add under heat with any oil add to ethanol mix
under heat with base ingredients in the early
stage of manufacture. Totarol does not degrade
under heat.
10Raw material supply
- There is an abundant supply of the raw material
(dead wood) from the native totara tree available
There is an abundant supply of stumps, fence
posts, and old house piles, as well as fallen
logs, which will guarantee a regular supply for
decades to come.
11Manufacturing Process
- We have developed a novel, patented,
supercritical extraction process to give us our
unique product, Totarol.
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14Essentially NZ
- Essentially New Zealand is the international
sales and marketing representative of Mende
Biotech Limited and all inquiries should be
directed to this company - Email info_at_essentiallynz.com