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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
ELLAGIC-ACID 51 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ELLAGIC-ACID 51 Stem not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ELLAGITANNIN 8 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ELLAGITANNINS 0 Leaf not available not available not available Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
ENGELETIN 0 Stem Bark not available 2.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
EO 0 Leaf 5000.0 35000.0 2.06 Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
EO 0 Shoot not available 21200.0 1.01 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.
EPIGLOBULOL 0 Leaf not available 28000.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
EPIGLOBULOL 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EREMOPHILENE 0 Fruit Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ERIODICTYOL 10 Stem Bark not available 0.4 not available Duke, 1992 *
ERYTHRODIOL 0 Wood not available 10.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ETHANOL 24 Leaf not available not available not available Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952.
EUCALYPTIN 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EUCALYPTONE 7 Leaf not available 27.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
EUDESMOL 0 Fruit Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EUGLOBAL-IA1 0 Bud not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EUGLOBAL-IA1 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EUGLOBAL-IA2 0 Bud not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EUGLOBAL-IB 0 Bud not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antitumor (Bladder) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (brain) 2 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) 7 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Cervix) 2 Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of the Tropics. Leeuwenberg, A.J.M., ed. Pudoc, Wageningen. 1987.
Antitumor (Colon) 10 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Forestomach) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Kidney) 2 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 (Liver) 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Lung) 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Mouth) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Ovary) 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Pancreas) 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Prostate) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Skin) 8 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Stomach) 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Thyroid) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor-Promoter 11 Cancer Research, 48: 5941.
Antitumor-Promoter? 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitussive 6 Duke, 1992 *
Antiulcer 15 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.