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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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Chemical Name Sort descending Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
CITRONELLAL 20 Leaf Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CITRONELLAL 20 Shoot not available 0.1 -0.22 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.
CITRONELLIC-ACID 0 Shoot not available 0.1 -0.23 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.
CITRONELLOL 15 Leaf Essent. Oil not available 136000.0 -0.40 Duke, 1992 *
CITRONELLOL 15 Shoot not available 0.1 -0.18 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.
CITRONELLYL-ACETATE 2 Shoot not available 0.1 -0.23 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.
CRYPTONE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil 86000.0 167000.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
CUMINALDEHYDE 10 Leaf 25.0 135.0 0.27 Duke, 1992 *
CUMINALDEHYDE 10 Shoot not available 0.1 -0.33 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.
D-CATECHOL 0 Bark not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
D-CATECHOL 0 Wood not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
D-LINALOL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
D-LINALOOL 0 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.
D-MYRTENAL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
D-MYRTENOL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952.
D-VERBENONE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952.
DAUCOSTEROL 5 Wood not available 6.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
DELTA-CADINENE 9 Leaf Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DIEPIPALUSTROL 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ELLAGIC-ACID 51 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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RNA-genic 1 (View Chemicals list for RNA-genic) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Rubefacient 2 (View Chemicals list for Rubefacient) Martindale's 29th
Sclerosant 1 (View Chemicals list for Sclerosant) Martindale's 29th
Secretogogue 2 (View Chemicals list for Secretogogue) Duke, 1992 *
Secretolytic 1 (View Chemicals list for Secretolytic) Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
Sedative 20 (View Chemicals list for Sedative) Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
Serotonin-Inhibitor 1 (View Chemicals list for Serotonin-Inhibitor) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Soap 1 (View Chemicals list for Soap) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Sodium-Sparing 1 (View Chemicals list for Sodium-Sparing) Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp.
Spasmogenic 6 (View Chemicals list for Spasmogenic) Fitoterapia No.59-1984.
Spermicide 1 (View Chemicals list for Spermicide) Duke, 1992 *
Sprout-Inhibitor 1 (View Chemicals list for Sprout-Inhibitor) Duke, J.A.. Personal Communication.
Styptic 1 (View Chemicals list for Styptic) Duke, 1992 *
Succinoxidase-Inhibitor 1 (View Chemicals list for Succinoxidase-Inhibitor) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Sunscreen 6 (View Chemicals list for Sunscreen) Duke, 1992 *
Surfactant 2 (View Chemicals list for Surfactant) Duke, 1992 *
Sweetener 1 (View Chemicals list for Sweetener) Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
Teratogenic 4 (View Chemicals list for Teratogenic) Duke, 1992 *
Teratologic 1 (View Chemicals list for Teratologic) Duke, 1992 *
Termiticide 2 (View Chemicals list for Termiticide) Duke, 1992 *