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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
ALPHA-FENCHYL-ALCOHOL 0 Shoot not available 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 not available 31500.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-GURJUNENE 0 Fruit Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-GURJUNENE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available 6000.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-P-DIMETHYL-STYRENE 0 Shoot not available 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 not available 1000.0 -0.57 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE 11 Fruit Essent. Oil not available 83000.0 0.71 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE 11 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.
ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE 11 Leaf Essent. Oil 1000.0 343000.0 0.46 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE 11 Shoot not available 3000.0 7.31 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Essential Oil not available 52000.0 -0.10 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Fruit Essent. Oil not available 40900.0 -0.31 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Leaf 1250.0 8750.0 0.34 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Leaf Essent. Oil 5000.0 260000.0 0.68 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Shoot not available 119000.0 11.72 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-SELINENE 3 Leaf Essent. Oil not available 2000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TERPINENE 13 Fruit Essent. Oil 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 Essential Oil not available 9000.0 -0.37 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TERPINEOL 23 Fruit Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Lipolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 8 Oszmianski, J. and Lee, C.Y. 1990. Inhibitory Effect of Phenolics on Carotene Bleaching in Vegetables. J. Agric. Food Chem. 38: 688-690.
Lubricant 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Lyase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
MAO-A-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
MAO-Inhibitor 3 Duke, 1992 *
MAPK-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Mast-Cell-Stabilizer 1 Duke, 1992 *
Metal-Chelator 3 McEvily, A.J., Iyengar, R., and Gross, A.T. Inhibition of Polyphenol Oxidase by Phenolic Compounds. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.25.
Metal-Chelator (Copper) 1 Seidel, V., Verholle, M., Malard, Y., Tillequin, F., Fruchart, J-C., Duriez, P., Bailleul, F., Teissier, E. 2000. Phenylpropanoids from Ballota nigra L. Inhibit in vitro LDL Peroxidation. Phytotherapy Research, 14(2): 93-98.
Metalloproteinase-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Metastatic 1 Science News, 146: 421.
MMP-9-Inhibitor 3 Duke, 1992 *
Molluscicide 1 Duke, 1992 *
Mosquitocide 2 Duke, 1992 *
Mosquitofuge 2 Duke, 1992 *
Motor-Depressant 5 Buchbauer et al, e.g.Buchbauer et al,1993.Therapeutic properties of essential oils and fragrances. Chap.12 in Teranishi,R, Buttery,R.G and Sugisawa,H. Eds. Bioactive Volatile Compounds from Plants. ACS Symposium Series 525. Amer. Chem. Soc., Washington DC
Mucotropic 1 Schulz, V, Hansel, R and Tyler, VE. 1998. Rational Phytotherapy - A Physician's Guide to Herbal Medicine. 3rd ed. 1st English Edition. Translated by Terry C. Telger. Springer Verlag, Heidelberg. 306 pp.
Musculotropic 1 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Mutagenic 5 Duke, 1992 *