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Common Names
Blue Gum; Eucalypt; Tasmanian Bluegum
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (+)-CATECHIN | 30 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (+)-LIMONENE | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (-)-ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (-)-TRANS-PINOCARVEOL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| 1,8-CINEOLE | 67 | Essential Oil | not available | 667000.0 | 1.91 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1,8-CINEOLE | 67 | Fruit Essent. Oil | 208100.0 | 725000.0 | 1.40 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1,8-CINEOLE | 67 | Leaf | 3500.0 | 33250.0 | 3.75 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1,8-CINEOLE | 67 | Leaf Essent. Oil | 168000.0 | 691200.0 | 1.53 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1,8-CINEOLE | 67 | Shoot | not available | 728000.0 | 10.31 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 11,12-DEHYDROURSOLACTONE-ACETATE | 0 | Leaf Wax | 10000.0 | 20000.0 | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| 16-HYDROXY-TRITRIACONTAN-18-ONE | 0 | Leaf | not available | 7.5 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2,4,6-TRIMETHOXYPHENOL | 1 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3'-O-GALLOYL-PROCYANIDIN-B2 | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Takechi, M., Tanaka, Y., Takehara, M., Nonaka, G. I., Nishioka, I. 1985. Structure and Antiherpetic Activity Among the Tannins. Phytochemistry 24 10: 2245-2250. |
| 3'-O-GALLOYL-PRODELPHINIDIN | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Takechi, M., Tanaka, Y., Takehara, M., Nonaka, G. I., Nishioka, I. 1985. Structure and Antiherpetic Activity Among the Tannins. Phytochemistry 24 10: 2245-2250. |
| 3,3'-DI-O-GALLOYL-PRODELPHINIDIN | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Takechi, M., Tanaka, Y., Takehara, M., Nonaka, G. I., Nishioka, I. 1985. Structure and Antiherpetic Activity Among the Tannins. Phytochemistry 24 10: 2245-2250. |
| 3,4,5-TRIMETHOXYPHENOL | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-BETA-23-DIHYDROXY-URS-12-EN-28-OIC-ACID | 0 | Wood | not available | 10.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-BETA-ACETOXY-11-ALPHA-METHOXY-URS-12-EN-28-OIC-ACID | 0 | Wood | not available | 5.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-ISOPROPYLIDEN-1-ACETYL-5-CYCLOPENTENE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952. |
| 3-METHOXYAROMADENDRIN | 0 | Resin, Exudate, Sap | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Inhalant | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| iNOS-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Inotropic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Insect-Repellent | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Insecticide | 11 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Insectifuge | 26 | Bowers, W.S., Ortego, F., You, X., and Evans, P.H. Insect Repellents From The Chinese Prickly Ash Zanthoxylum bungeanum. Journal of Natural Products, 56(6): 935-938, 1993. |
| Insectiphile | 6 | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| Insulin-Sparing | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Insulinogenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Interferonogenic | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 1: 124. |
| Interleukin-6-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Iodothyronine-Deiodinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Irritant | 21 | Duke, 1992 * |
| JNK-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Juvabional | 5 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Larvicide | 6 | Misra, L.N. and Singh, S.P. Alpha-Thujone, The Major Component Of The Essential Oil From Artemisia vulgaris Growing Wild In Nilgiri Hills. Journal of Natural Products, 49: 941, 1986. |
| Larvistat | 3 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Laxative | 3 | Martindale's 29th |
| Leucocytogenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Leukotriene-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |