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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.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
3-OMETHYLELLAGIC-ACID-4'RHAMNOSIDE 0 Bark not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
3-OMETHYLELLAGIC-ACID-4'RHAMNOSIDE 0 Wood not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
4-HYDROXY-TRITRIACONTANE-16,18-DIONE 1 Leaf not available 6.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
7-METHOXYAROMADENDRIN 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
8-DEMETHYL-SIDEROXYLIN 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
8-DEMETHYLEUCALYPTIN 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ACETYL-BETULINIC-ACID 0 Wood not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ACETYL-OLEANOLIC-ACID 0 Wood not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ACETYLURSOLIC-ACID 0 Wood not available 49.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLO-AROMADENDRENE 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLO-AROMADENDRENE 0 Fruit Essent. Oil not available 233700.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
ALLO-AROMADENDRENE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil 2000.0 8000.0 -0.96 Duke, 1992 *
ALLO-AROMADENDRENE 0 Shoot not available 6000.0 7.70 Duke, 1992 *
ALLO-AROMADENDRINE 0 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
ALPHA-AROMADENDRENE 0 Fruit Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-AROMADENDRENE 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.
ALPHA-BULNESENE 0 Fruit Essent. Oil not available 59500.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-COPAENE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available 2000.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-EUDESMOL 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available 17000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-EUDESMOL 0 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Ubiquiot 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Ulcerogenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Urinary-Antiseptic 1 Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
Uterosedative 1 Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990.
Uterotonic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Uterotrophic 2 Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 227.1999.
Varroacide 1 Duke, 1992 *
Vasoconstrictor 1 Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
Vasodilator 5 Duke, 1992 *
Vasopressor 4 Duke, 1992 *
Vasorelaxant 1 Duke, 1992 *
VEGF-Inhibitor 4 Duke, 1992 *
Vermicide 2 Duke, 1992 *
Vulnerary 4 Duke, 1992 *
Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor 9 Hatano, T., Yasuhara, T., Yoshihara, R., Agata, I., Noro, T., and Okuda, T. 1989. Effects of Interaction of Tannins with Co-existing Substances.VII. Inhibitory Effects of Tannins Related Polyphenols on Xanthine Oxidase. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(5): 1224-1229