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Plant 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.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
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 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Capillariprotective 1 Merck 11th Edition
Carcinogenic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Carcinogenic? 1 Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
Cardiac 1 Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990.
Cardiodepressant 1 Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253.
Cardioprotective 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cardiotonic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Carminative 4 Yamamoto, A., Umemori, S., and Muranishi, S. 1993. Absorption Enhancement of Intrapulmonary Administered Insulin by Various Absorption Enhancers and Protease Inhibitors in Rats. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 46: 14-18, 1994.
Caspase-3-Inducer 1 Duke, 1992 *
Caspase-8-Inducer 1 Duke, 1992 *
Catabolic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Chelator 1 Duke, 1992 *
Chemopreventive 4 Duke, 1992 *
Cholagogue 1 Pharmazie, 46: 156, 1991.
Choleretic 6 Duke, 1992 *
Cholesterolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cicatrizant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Ciliotoxic 1 Yamamoto, A., Umemori, S., and Muranishi, S. 1993. Absorption Enhancement of Intrapulmonary Administered Insulin by Various Absorption Enhancers and Protease Inhibitors in Rats. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 46: 14-18, 1994.
CNS-Depressant 4 Duke, 1992 *
CNS-Paralytic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.