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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Anticlastogen | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticolic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticomplement | 1 | Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. |
| Anticonvulsant | 4 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| AntiCVI | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidandruff | 1 | A.L.L. Hunting. Encyclopedia of Shampoo Ingredients. Micelle Press, Cranford NJ. 467 pp. |
| Antidementia | 1 | Bruneton, J. 1999. Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry, Medicinal Plants. 2nd Ed. Lavoisier Publishing, Paris. 1119 pp. |
| Antidermatitic | 3 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antidiabetic | 2 | Jin, G-Z., Yamagata, Y., and Tomita, K.-i. 1989. Structure of Rutin Pentamethanol. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(2): 297-300, 1990. |
| Antidiarrheic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidysenteric | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidysmenorrheic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiEBV | 1 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| Antieczemic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antiedemic | 8 | Shimizu,*M., et al. 1990. Anti-inflammatory Constituents of Topically Applied Crude Drugs. IV.1) Constituents and Anti-inflammatory Effect of Paraguayan Crude Drug 'Alhucema' (Lavandula latifolia Vill.)2). Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(8): 2283-2284, 1990. |
| Antierythemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiescherichic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiesophagitic | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiestrogenic | 3 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antifatigue | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |