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Common Names
Lemon Eucalyptus; Lemon-Scented Gum; Spotted Gum; Citron-Scented Gum
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALPHA-PINENE | 28 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-TERPINENE | 13 | Shoot | not available | 0.1 | -0.48 | Zrira, S. S., Benjilali, B. B., Fechtal, M. M., & Richard, H. H. 1991. Essential Oils of Twenty-seven Eucalyptus Species Grown in Morocco. Journal of Essential Oil Res. 4: 259-264. |
| ALPHA-TERPINEOL | 23 | Leaf Essent. Oil | 3000.0 | 4000.0 | -0.78 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-TERPINEOL | 23 | Shoot | not available | 9000.0 | 8.99 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-TERPINEOL ACETATE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 18000.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-TERPINYL-ACETATE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 190.0 | -0.22 | Zrira, S. S., Benjilali, B. B., Fechtal, M. M., & Richard, H. H. 1991. Essential Oils of Twenty-seven Eucalyptus Species Grown in Morocco. Journal of Essential Oil Res. 4: 259-264. |
| ALPHA-THUJENE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 0.1 | -0.56 | Zrira, S. S., Benjilali, B. B., Fechtal, M. M., & Richard, H. H. 1991. Essential Oils of Twenty-seven Eucalyptus Species Grown in Morocco. Journal of Essential Oil Res. 4: 259-264. |
| AROMADENDRENE | 3 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| AROMADENDRENE | 3 | Shoot | not available | 0.1 | -0.18 | Zrira, S. S., Benjilali, B. B., Fechtal, M. M., & Richard, H. H. 1991. Essential Oils of Twenty-seven Eucalyptus Species Grown in Morocco. Journal of Essential Oil Res. 4: 259-264. |
| AROMADENDRIN | 3 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| AROMADENDRIN | 3 | Root | not available | 267.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BENZALDEHYDE | 24 | Shoot | not available | 0.1 | -0.22 | Zrira, S. S., Benjilali, B. B., Fechtal, M. M., & Richard, H. H. 1991. Essential Oils of Twenty-seven Eucalyptus Species Grown in Morocco. Journal of Essential Oil Res. 4: 259-264. |
| BENZYL-ACETATE | 9 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | 27000.0 | 35000.0 | -0.20 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 0.1 | -0.41 | Zrira, S. S., Benjilali, B. B., Fechtal, M. M., & Richard, H. H. 1991. Essential Oils of Twenty-seven Eucalyptus Species Grown in Morocco. Journal of Essential Oil Res. 4: 259-264. |
| BETA-CUBEBENE | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 5000.0 | -0.27 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-ELEMENE | 5 | Shoot | not available | 0.1 | -0.34 | Zrira, S. S., Benjilali, B. B., Fechtal, M. M., & Richard, H. H. 1991. Essential Oils of Twenty-seven Eucalyptus Species Grown in Morocco. Journal of Essential Oil Res. 4: 259-264. |
| BETA-HYDROXYCITRONELLAL | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-PHELLANDRENE | 3 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 12000.0 | 0.07 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-PINENE | 13 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiacne | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiadenomic | 2 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antiaflatoxin | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiaggregant | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiallergenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiallergic | 7 | J. Food Hyg. Soc. Jap. 33(6): 569. |
| Antialzheimeran | 1 | Ringbom, T., Seguar, L., Noreen, Y., Perera, P., Bohlin, L. 1998. Ursolic Acid from Plantago major, a Selective Inhibitor of Cyclooxygenase-2 Catalyzed Prostaglandin Biosynthesis. J. Nat. Prod., 61(10): 1212-1215. |
| Antialzheimeran? | 1 | Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8. |
| Antianaphylactic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiandrogenic | 1 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antiapoplectic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiarachidonate | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiarrhythmic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiarthritic | 1 | Planta Medica, 57: A56, 1991. |
| Antiasthmatic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiatherogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiatherosclerotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antibacillary | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antibacillus | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antibacterial | 29 | Revista Itiliana Eppos, 12: 5, 1994. |