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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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Ubiquiot 1 (View Chemicals list for Ubiquiot) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Ulcerogenic 2 (View Chemicals list for Ulcerogenic) Duke, 1992 *
Urinary-Antiseptic 1 (View Chemicals list for Urinary-Antiseptic) 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 (View Chemicals list for Uterosedative) 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 (View Chemicals list for Uterotonic) Duke, 1992 *
Uterotrophic 2 (View Chemicals list for Uterotrophic) Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 227.1999.
Varroacide 1 (View Chemicals list for Varroacide) Duke, 1992 *
Vasoconstrictor 1 (View Chemicals list for Vasoconstrictor) Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
Vasodilator 5 (View Chemicals list for Vasodilator) Duke, 1992 *
Vasopressor 4 (View Chemicals list for Vasopressor) Duke, 1992 *
Vasorelaxant 1 (View Chemicals list for Vasorelaxant) Duke, 1992 *
VEGF-Inhibitor 4 (View Chemicals list for VEGF-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
Vermicide 2 (View Chemicals list for Vermicide) Duke, 1992 *
Vulnerary 4 (View Chemicals list for Vulnerary) Duke, 1992 *
Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor 9 (View Chemicals list for Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor) 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