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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,8-CINEOLE | 67 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1,8-CINEOLE | 67 | Leaf | 50.0 | 3580.0 | -0.07 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| 1,8-CINEOLE | 67 | Leaf Essent. Oil | 5000.0 | 32000.0 | -0.72 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1,8-CINEOLE | 67 | Shoot | not available | 20000.0 | 0.15 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3,3'-DI-O-METHYL-ELLAGIC-ACID | 0 | 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 |
| 3-METHOXYAROMADENDRIN | 0 | Resin, Exudate, Sap | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-O-METHYL-ELLAGIC-ACID | 0 | 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 |
| 5-HYDROXY-4',7-DIMETHOXY-6,8-DIMETHYLFLAVONE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 7-METHOXYAROMADENDRIN | 0 | Resin, Exudate, Sap | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 7-O-METHYLAROMADENDRIN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| 7-O-METHYLAROMADENDRIN | 0 | Root | not available | 668.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALLO-AROMADENDRENE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 0.1 | -0.19 | 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-FENCHYL-ALCOHOL | 0 | Shoot | not available | 0.1 | -0.49 | 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-HUMULENE | 2 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 2000.0 | -0.65 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-P-DIMETHYL-STYRENE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 0.1 | -1.02 | 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. |
| ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE | 11 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 1000.0 | -0.86 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE | 11 | Shoot | not available | 0.1 | -0.31 | 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-PINENE | 28 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-PINENE | 28 | Leaf | 5.0 | 380.0 | -0.20 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| ALPHA-PINENE | 28 | Leaf Essent. Oil | 2900.0 | 6000.0 | -0.72 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antibronchitic | 3 | Martindale's 28th |
| Anticancer | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Breast) | 1 | Madhavi, D. L., Bomser, J., Smith, M., Singletary, K. 1998. Isolation of Bioactive Constituents from Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry) Fruits and Cell Cultures. Plant Sci., 131(1): 95-103. |
| Anticancer (Cervix) | 3 | Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of the Tropics. Leeuwenberg, A.J.M., ed. Pudoc, Wageningen. 1987. |
| Anticancer (Colon) | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Esophagus) | 1 | Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY. |
| Anticancer (Forestomach) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Liver) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Lung) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Mouth) | 1 | Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY. |
| Anticancer (Pancreas) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Skin) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticapillary-Fragility | 1 | Merck 7th Ed. |
| Anticarcinogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticarcinomic | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Anticariogenic | 8 | Muroi, H. and Kubo, I. 1993. Combination Effects of Antibacterial Compounds in Green Tea Flavor against Streptococcus mutans. J. Agric. Food Chem. 41: 1102-1105. |
| Anticataract | 2 | Shimizu, M., Horie, S., Terashima, S., Ueno, H., et al. 1989. Studies on Aldose Reductase Inhibitors from Natural Products.II. Active Components of a Paraguayan Crude Drug 'Para-parai mi,' Phyllanthus niruri. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 37(9): 2531-2532, 1989. |
| Anticatarrh | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Anticholestatic | 1 | Shukla, B., Visen, P.K.S., Patnaik, G.K., Tripathi, S.C., Srimal, R.C., Dayal, R., and Dobhal, P.C. Hepatoprotective Activity in the Rat of Ursolic Acid Isolated from Eucalyptus Hybrid. Phytotherapy Research 6: 74-79, 1992. |
| Anticholinesterase | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |