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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Plasmodicide | 1 | Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp. |
| Polyamine-Synthesis-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Potassium-Sparing | 1 | Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp. |
| Preservative | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Progestational | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Proliferant | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prooxidant | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Propecic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prostaglandigenic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prostaglandin-Synthesis-Inhibitor | 3 | Xu, L. N., Yu, W. G., Tian, J. Y., Liu, Q. Y. 1990. Effect of Sodium Ferulate on Arachidonic Acid Metabolism. Yao Hsueh Hsueh Pao, 25(6): 412-416. |
| Prostaglandin-Synthetase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prostatitigenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Protease-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Protein-Kinase-C-Inhibitor | 3 | Naim, M., Zehavi, U., Nagy, S., and Rouseff, R.L. Hydroxycinnamic Acids as Off-Flavor Precursors in Citrus Fruits and Their Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.14. |
| Protisticide | 2 | Chemical Express, 7: 285, 1992. |
| PTK-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Quinone-Reductase-Inducer | 5 | Uda, Y., Price, K. R., Williamson, G., Rhodes, M. J. C. 1997. Induction of the Anticarcinogenic Marker Enzyme, Quinone Reductase, in Murine Hepatoma Cells In Vitro by Flavonoids. Cancer Lett., 120 (2): 213-216. |
| Radioprotective | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Renoirritant | 1 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| Reverse-Transcriptase-Inhibitor | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |