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Common Names
Blue Gum; Eucalypt; Tasmanian Bluegum
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLOBULOL | 0 | Shoot | not available | 13000.0 | 5.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GURJUNENE | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HYPEROSIDE | 30 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| I-TERPINEOL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952. |
| ISOAMYL-ALCOHOL | 3 | Fruit Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOAMYL-ALCOHOL | 3 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952. |
| ISOAMYL-ISOVALERATE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 0.1 | -0.48 | 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. |
| ISOBUTYL-VALERATE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 0.1 | -0.52 | 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. |
| ISOFENCHONE | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 3800.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOPROPYLHEXANE | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOPULEGOLE | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 2000.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOQUERCITRIN | 22 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LEDOL | 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. |
| LEDOL | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LEDOL | 0 | Shoot | not available | 2000.0 | 5.98 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LIMONENE | 60 | Leaf Essent. Oil | 31000.0 | 52000.0 | -0.45 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LIMONENE | 60 | 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. |
| LINALOOL | 53 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 2000.0 | -0.68 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINALOOL | 53 | Shoot | not available | 2000.0 | -0.15 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINALOOL-ACETATE | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 18000.0 | 0.03 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Anticancer (Esophagus) | 1 | Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY. |
| Anticancer (Forestomach) | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Liver) | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Lung) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Mouth) | 1 | Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY. |
| Anticancer (Pancreas) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Skin) | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticapillary-Fragility | 3 | Keeler, R.F. and Tu, A.T. eds. 1991. Toxicology of Plant and Fungal Compounds. (Handbook of Natural Toxins Vol. 6) Marcel Dekker, Inc. NY. 665 pp. |
| Anticarcinogenic | 4 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Anticarcinomic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticarcinomic (Breast) | 1 | Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer) |
| Anticariogenic | 19 | Muroi, H. and Kubo, I. 1993. Combination Effects of Antibacterial Compounds in Green Tea Flavor against Streptococcus mutans. J. Agric. Food Chem. 41: 1102-1105. |
| Anticataract | 6 | Shimizu, M., Horie, S., Terashima, S., Ueno, H., et al. 1989. Studies on Aldose Reductase Inhibitors from Natural Products.II. Active Components of a Paraguayan Crude Drug 'Para-parai mi,' Phyllanthus niruri. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 37(9): 2531-2532, 1989. |
| Anticatarrh | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Anticholestatic | 1 | Shukla, B., Visen, P.K.S., Patnaik, G.K., Tripathi, S.C., Srimal, R.C., Dayal, R., and Dobhal, P.C. Hepatoprotective Activity in the Rat of Ursolic Acid Isolated from Eucalyptus Hybrid. Phytotherapy Research 6: 74-79, 1992. |
| Anticholinesterase | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticlastogen | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticoagulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticolic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticolitic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |