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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.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ELLAGIC-ACID 51 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ELLAGIC-ACID 51 Stem not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ELLAGITANNIN 8 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ELLAGITANNINS 0 Leaf not available not available not available Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
ENGELETIN 0 Stem Bark not available 2.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
EO 0 Leaf 5000.0 35000.0 2.06 Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
EO 0 Shoot not available 21200.0 1.01 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.
EPIGLOBULOL 0 Leaf not available 28000.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
EPIGLOBULOL 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EREMOPHILENE 0 Fruit Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ERIODICTYOL 10 Stem Bark not available 0.4 not available Duke, 1992 *
ERYTHRODIOL 0 Wood not available 10.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ETHANOL 24 Leaf not available not available not available Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952.
EUCALYPTIN 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EUCALYPTONE 7 Leaf not available 27.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
EUDESMOL 0 Fruit Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EUGLOBAL-IA1 0 Bud not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EUGLOBAL-IA1 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EUGLOBAL-IA2 0 Bud not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EUGLOBAL-IB 0 Bud not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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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).