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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
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EO | 0 | Shoot | not available | 10500.0 | 0.02 | 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. |
| EUCALYPTIN | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUCALYPTIN-ACETATE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUDESMOL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| EUGENOL | 76 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENOL | 76 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| FERULIC-ACID | 61 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FUSTIN | 5 | Root | not available | 83.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-TERPINENE | 11 | Leaf Essent. Oil | 2000.0 | 12000.0 | -0.57 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-TERPINENE | 11 | Shoot | not available | 6000.0 | 3.75 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GERANIOL | 35 | Leaf | 250.0 | 1000.0 | 0.23 | Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952. |
| GLOBULOL | 0 | 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. |
| GUAIACOL | 18 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| GUAIOL | 3 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| HYDROXYCITRONELLAL | 1 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| ISO-ISOPULEGOLE | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 7000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOAMYL-ISOVALERATE | 0 | 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. |
| ISOPROPYLHEXANE | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 12000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOPULEGOL | 3 | Leaf | 35.0 | 5960.0 | 2.45 | Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952. |
| ISOPULEGOL | 3 | Leaf Essent. Oil | 12000.0 | 229000.0 | 1.00 | 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. |