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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.
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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 Duke, 1992 *
P-CYMENE 16 Shoot not available 4000.0 2.67 Duke, 1992 *
P-MENTHANE-CIS-3,8-DIOL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
P-METHANE-CIS-3,8-DIOL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PIPERITONE 7 Shoot not available 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 not available 10000.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
RUTIN 87 Leaf not available 12500.0 -0.23 Duke, 1992 *
SAKURANETIN 4 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SPATHULENOL 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available 1000.0 -1.02 Duke, 1992 *
SPATHULENOL 0 Shoot not available 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 not available 11600.0 -1.21 Duke, 1992 *
TANNIN 35 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available 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 not available 1000.0 -0.54 Duke, 1992 *
TERPINEN-4-OL 23 Shoot not available 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 not available 3000.0 -0.50 Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-PINOCARVEOL 2 Shoot not available 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 not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Deodorant 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Dermal 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Dermatitigenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Detoxicant 2 Duke, 1992 *
Diaphoretic 1 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Diuretic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Edemagenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Elastase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Embryotoxic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Emetic 4 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.
Enterocontractant 1 J. Aromatherapy 4: 22.
Enterorelaxant 2 J. Aromatherapy 4: 22.
Estrogenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Estrogenic? 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Expectorant 10 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.
Fatal 1 Martindale's 29th
Febrifuge 1 Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
FLavor 28 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Fungicide 19 Duke, 1992 *
Fungiphilic 1 J. Agric. Food Chem. 43: 2283.