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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Eucalyptus citriodora (Myrtaceae)

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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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
P-CYMENE 16 Leaf 10.0 180.0 -0.25 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
P-CYMENE 16 Leaf Essent. Oil 1000.0 5800.0 -0.69 *
P-CYMENE 16 Shoot 4000.0 2.67 *
P-MENTHANE-CIS-3,8-DIOL 0 Leaf *
P-METHANE-CIS-3,8-DIOL 0 Leaf *
PIPERITONE 7 Shoot 0.1 -0.23 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.
ROSE-OXIDE 0 Shoot 10000.0 1.00 *
RUTIN 87 Leaf 12500.0 -0.23 *
SAKURANETIN 4 Resin, Exudate, Sap *
SPATHULENOL 0 Leaf Essent. Oil 1000.0 -1.02 *
SPATHULENOL 0 Shoot 0.1 -0.44 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.
TANNIN 35 Leaf 11600.0 -1.21 *
TANNIN 35 Resin, Exudate, Sap 482000.0 1.41 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
TERPINEN-4-OL 23 Leaf Essent. Oil 1000.0 -0.54 *
TERPINEN-4-OL 23 Shoot 0.1 -0.17 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.
TERPINENE 0 Leaf 1.0 180.0 -1.00 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
TERPINOLENE 9 Leaf 5.0 160.0 -0.03 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
TERPINOLENE 9 Leaf Essent. Oil 3000.0 -0.50 *
TRANS-PINOCARVEOL 2 Shoot 85.0 -0.17 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.
TRITRIACONTAN-16,18-DIONE 0 Leaf Wax *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antiacne 4 *
Antiadenomic 2 Merck 11th Edition
Antiaflatoxin 1 *
Antiaggregant 4 *
Antiallergenic 1 *
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 *
Antiandrogenic 1 Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Antiapoplectic 1 *
Antiarachidonate 1 *
Antiarrhythmic 2 *
Antiarthritic 1 Planta Medica, 57: A56, 1991.
Antiasthmatic 5 *
Antiatherogenic 1 *
Antiatherosclerotic 1 *
Antibacillary 1 *
Antibacillus 1 *
Antibacterial 29 Revista Itiliana Eppos, 12: 5, 1994.