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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Plant Eucalyptus globulus (Myrtaceae)

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

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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ALPHA-FENCHYL-ALCOHOL 0 Shoot 0.1 -0.49 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-GUAIENE 0 Fruit Essent. Oil 31500.0 1.00 *
ALPHA-GURJUNENE 0 Fruit Essent. Oil *
ALPHA-GURJUNENE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil 6000.0 1.00 *
ALPHA-P-DIMETHYL-STYRENE 0 Shoot 65.0 0.14 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-PHELLANDRENE 11 Essential Oil 1000.0 -0.57 *
ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE 11 Fruit Essent. Oil 83000.0 0.71 *
ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE 11 Leaf Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE 11 Leaf Essent. Oil 1000.0 343000.0 0.46 *
ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE 11 Shoot 3000.0 7.31 *
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Essential Oil 52000.0 -0.10 *
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Fruit Essent. Oil 40900.0 -0.31 *
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Leaf 1250.0 8750.0 0.34 *
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Leaf Essent. Oil 5000.0 260000.0 0.68 *
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Shoot 119000.0 11.72 *
ALPHA-SELINENE 3 Leaf Essent. Oil 2000.0 *
ALPHA-TERPINENE 13 Fruit Essent. Oil *
ALPHA-TERPINENE 13 Shoot 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 Essential Oil 9000.0 -0.37 *
ALPHA-TERPINEOL 23 Fruit Essent. Oil *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Cytoprotective 2 (View) Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Cytotoxic 12 (View) Planta Medica, 57: A113, 1991.
Decarboxylase-Inhibitor 1 (View) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Decongestant 1 (View) *
Degranulant 1 (View) *
Deiodinase-Inhibitor 4 (View) Jim Duke's personal files.
Dentifrice 2 (View) Martindale's 29th
Deodorant 2 (View) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Dermal 1 (View) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Dermatitigenic 3 (View) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Detoxicant 3 (View) Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
Diaphoretic 1 (View) *
Diaphoretic? 1 (View) Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Dec-90.
Differentiator 3 (View) *
Diuretic 10 (View) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
DNA-Active 1 (View) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
DNA-Protective 3 (View) *
Dye 2 (View) Merck 11th Edition
Edemagenic 1 (View) *
Elastase-Inhibitor 2 (View) *