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Totarol™
The World’s New Natural Active
Mende 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.
What is Totarol™
Totarol™ is extracted
from recycled Podocarpus
totara heartwood using
supercritical CO2.
The product Totarol™
Totarol™ is a pale yellow
powder/solid which has no
taste and minimal aroma.
Chemical 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
Antibacterial 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
Antioxidant 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)
What 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
How 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.
Raw 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.
Manufacturing Process
We have developed a
novel, patented,
supercritical extraction
process to give us our
unique product,
Totarol™.
Essentially 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: [email protected]