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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Oxidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Ozone-Scavenger | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P21-Inducer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P450-2B1-Inhibitor | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P450-Inducer | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P450-Inhibitor | 2 | Father Nature's Farmacy: The aggregate of all these three-letter citations. |
| PAF-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Paralytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pediculicide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Percutaneostimulant | 1 | Seki, T., Toeda, C., Kawaguchi, T., Juni, K., Sugibayashi, K., and Morimoto, Y. 1990. Enhanced Transdermal Delivery of Zidovudine in Rats and Human Skin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(11): 3086-3089, 1990. |
| Perfume | 2 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Perfumery | 27 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Peristaltic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pesticide | 62 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PGE2-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Phagocytotic | 4 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 1: 124. |
| Phospholipase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Photosensitizer | 1 | Rinzler, C. A. 1990. The Complete Book of Herbs, Spices and Condiments. Facts on File, New York. 199 pp. |
| Piscicide | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PKC-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |