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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CITRAL | 53 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| CITRIODORIN | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CITRONELLAL | 20 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CITRONELLAL | 20 | Leaf | 50.0 | 18020.0 | 2.64 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CITRONELLAL | 20 | Leaf Essent. Oil | 320000.0 | 851000.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CITRONELLAL | 20 | Shoot | not available | 563000.0 | 4.47 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CITRONELLIC-ACID | 0 | Shoot | not available | 47000.0 | 4.36 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CITRONELLOL | 15 | Leaf | 230.0 | 4000.0 | 2.24 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CITRONELLOL | 15 | Leaf Essent. Oil | 56000.0 | 517000.0 | 1.38 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CITRONELLOL | 15 | Shoot | not available | 78000.0 | 5.99 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CITRONELLOL-ACETATE | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | 14000.0 | 103000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CITRONELLOL-ACETATE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 114000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CITRONELLYL-ACETATE | 2 | Leaf | 20.0 | 130.0 | 1.00 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| CITRONELLYL-ACETATE | 2 | Shoot | not available | 1200.0 | 4.36 | 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. |
| CRYPTONE | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 3000.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CUMINALDEHYDE | 10 | Shoot | not available | 0.1 | -0.33 | 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. |
| ECALYPTIN | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ELLAGIC-ACID | 51 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Lowry, J. B. 1968. The Distribution and Potential Taxonomic Value of Alkylated Ellagic Acids. Phytochemistry 7 10: 1803-1813 |
| EO | 0 | Leaf | 5000.0 | 20000.0 | 0.74 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| EO | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Larvicide | 4 | Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980. |
| Larvistat | 1 | Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp. |
| Laxative | 3 | 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. |
| Leucocytogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lipolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 3 | Oszmianski, J. and Lee, C.Y. 1990. Inhibitory Effect of Phenolics on Carotene Bleaching in Vegetables. J. Agric. Food Chem. 38: 688-690. |
| MAO-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Metal-Chelator | 1 | McEvily, A.J., Iyengar, R., and Gross, A.T. Inhibition of Polyphenol Oxidase by Phenolic Compounds. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.25. |
| MMP-9-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mosquitocide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mosquitofuge | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Motor-Depressant | 6 | Buchbauer et al, e.g.Buchbauer et al,1993.Therapeutic properties of essential oils and fragrances. Chap.12 in Teranishi,R, Buttery,R.G and Sugisawa,H. Eds. Bioactive Volatile Compounds from Plants. ACS Symposium Series 525. Amer. Chem. Soc., Washington DC |
| Mutagenic | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Mutagenic? | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mycobactericide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Myoprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Myorelaxant | 7 | Martindale's 29th |
| Narcotic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Nematicide | 14 | Shoyakugaku Zasshi, 44: 183. |
| Neurodepressant | 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. |