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Plant Eucalyptus globulus (Myrtaceae)

Common Names
Blue Gum; Eucalypt; Tasmanian Bluegum
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
CAFFEIC-ACID 102 Leaf not available not available not available Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
CALYPTOSIDE 1 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CAMPHENE 9 Essential Oil not available 9000.0 -0.42 Duke, 1992 *
CAMPHENE 9 Fruit Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CAMPHENE 9 Leaf not available not available not available Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
CAMPHENE 9 Leaf Essent. Oil 4000.0 5100.0 -0.70 Duke, 1992 *
CAMPHENE 9 Shoot not available 0.1 -0.13 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.
CAMPHOLENIC-ALDEHYDE 0 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.
CAPROALDEHYDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
CAPROIC-ACID 1 Fruit Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CARVONE 19 Leaf not available not available not available Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
CARYOPHYLLENE 31 Leaf Essent. Oil not available 167000.0 1.40 Duke, 1992 *
CARYOPHYLLENE-OXIDE 8 Leaf Essent. Oil not available 3000.0 -0.97 Duke, 1992 *
CHLOROGENIC-ACID 77 Bark not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
CHLOROGENIC-ACID 77 Wood not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
CHRYSIN 60 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CIS-TRANS-FARNESOL 0 Fruit Essent. Oil not available 99500.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CITRAL 53 Fruit Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CITRIODOROL 3 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CITRIODOROL 3 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antishock 2 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Antisindhis 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antisinusitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antispasmodic 26 Fitoterapia No.59-1984.
Antistaphylococcic 14 Duke, 1992 *
Antistomatitic 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207.
Antistreptococcic 15 Duke, 1992 *
Antistress 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antistroke 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antisunburn 3 Duke, 1992 *
AntiTGF-beta 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antithiamin 2 Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, 69.
Antithrombic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antithrombogenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antithromboxane 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antithyroid 5 Jim Duke's personal files.
Antitrichinosic 1 Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus.
Antitrypanosomic 3 Planta Medica, 57: A44, 1991.
Antitubercular 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor 25 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.