An official website of the United States government.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEDOL | 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. |
| LIMONENE | 60 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LIMONENE | 60 | Leaf | 20.0 | 1420.0 | 1.05 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| LIMONENE | 60 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 5000.0 | -0.66 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LIMONENE | 60 | Shoot | not available | 4000.0 | 1.71 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINALOL | 0 | Leaf | 15.0 | 180.0 | -0.34 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINALOOL | 53 | Leaf | 15.0 | 180.0 | -0.52 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| LINALOOL | 53 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 3000.0 | -0.68 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINALOOL | 53 | Shoot | not available | 3000.0 | -0.11 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINALOOL-ACETATE | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | 2000.0 | 7500.0 | -0.97 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINALOOL-OXIDE | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 9000.0 | -0.14 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MENTHOL | 63 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRCENE | 22 | Leaf | 1.0 | 120.0 | -0.13 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| MYRCENE | 22 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRCENE | 22 | 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. |
| MYRTENOL | 2 | Shoot | not available | 0.1 | -0.25 | 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. |
| NEO-ISOPULEGOL | 0 | Leaf | 20.0 | 680.0 | -1.00 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| O-METHYLEUCALYPTIN | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OXALIC-ACID | 9 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-CYMEN-8-OL | 0 | 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. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Ubiquiot | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Ulcerogenic | 3 | Phytotherapy Research, 4: 93. |
| Uterosedative | 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. |
| Varroacide | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vasodilator | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vasopressor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vermicide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vermifuge | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vibriocide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vulnerary | 2 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Jan-91. |
| Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 2 | Hatano, T., Yasuhara, T., Yoshihara, R., Agata, I., Noro, T., and Okuda, T. 1989. Effects of Interaction of Tannins with Co-existing Substances.VII. Inhibitory Effects of Tannins Related Polyphenols on Xanthine Oxidase. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(5): 1224-1229 |