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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALPHA-PINENE | 28 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-TERPINENE | 13 | Shoot | not available | 0.1 | -0.48 | 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-TERPINEOL | 23 | Leaf Essent. Oil | 3000.0 | 4000.0 | -0.78 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-TERPINEOL | 23 | Shoot | not available | 9000.0 | 8.99 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-TERPINEOL ACETATE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 18000.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-TERPINYL-ACETATE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 190.0 | -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. |
| ALPHA-THUJENE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 0.1 | -0.56 | 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. |
| AROMADENDRENE | 3 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| AROMADENDRENE | 3 | Shoot | not available | 0.1 | -0.18 | 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. |
| AROMADENDRIN | 3 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| AROMADENDRIN | 3 | Root | not available | 267.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BENZALDEHYDE | 24 | 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. |
| BENZYL-ACETATE | 9 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | 27000.0 | 35000.0 | -0.20 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 0.1 | -0.41 | 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. |
| BETA-CUBEBENE | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 5000.0 | -0.27 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-ELEMENE | 5 | 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. |
| BETA-HYDROXYCITRONELLAL | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-PHELLANDRENE | 3 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 12000.0 | 0.07 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-PINENE | 13 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antishock | 2 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Antisinusitic | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antispasmodic | 17 | Fitoterapia No.59-1984. |
| Antistaphylococcic | 10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antistreptococcic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antisunburn | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitartar | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiTGF-beta | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antithrombic | 1 | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| Antithrombogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antithromboxane | 2 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Jul-87. |
| Antithyroid | 2 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| AntiTNF | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitrypanosomic | 2 | Planta Medica, 57: A44, 1991. |
| Antitubercular | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antituberculic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor | 14 | Zheng, G-Q., Kenney, P.M., and Lam, L.K.T. Sesquiterpenes From Clove (Eugenia caryophyllata) As Potential Anticarcinogenic Agents. Journal of Natural Products 55(7): 999-1003, 1992. |
| Antitumor (brain) | 1 | Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46. |
| Antitumor (Breast) | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Cervix) | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |