An official website of the United States government.

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

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

Select a Results View:

View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
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 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
CNS-Stimulant 5 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
CNS-Toxic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Coleopterifuge 1 Duke, 1992 *
Coleoptophile 1 Duke, 1992 *
Congestant 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.
Convulsant 2 R.J. Hixtable (Huxtable, R.J. (as T. Max). 1992. This and That:The Essential Pharmacology of Herbs and Spices. Tips 13:15-20 Huxtable, R.J. 1992b. The Myth of Benficent Nature. The Risk of Herbal Preparations. Anns. Intern. Med. 117(2):165-6; Huxtable, R.
Counterirritant 2 Duke, 1992 *
COX-1-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
COX-2-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Culicide 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Cytochrome-P450-Inducer 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cytochrome-P450-Inhibitor 1 Pizzorno, J. 1998. Total Wellness. Prima Health, a division of Prima.
Cytoprotective 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cytotoxic 6 Biosyn. Prod. Cancer Chemotherapy (Petit et al)
Decongestant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Decongestant? 1 Eccles, R., et al. 1989. The effects of oral administration of (-)-menthol on nasal resistance to airflow and nasal sensation of airflow in subjects suffering from nasal congestion associated with the common cold. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 652-654, 1990.
Degranulant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Deiodinase-Inhibitor 1 Jim Duke's personal files.
Dentifrice 1 Martindale's 29th