An official website of the United States government.

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Plant Eucalyptus globulus (Myrtaceae)

Common Names
Blue Gum; Eucalypt; Tasmanian Bluegum
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
(+)-CATECHIN 30 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-LIMONENE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-TRANS-PINOCARVEOL 0 Leaf not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
1,8-CINEOLE 67 Essential Oil not available 667000.0 1.91 Duke, 1992 *
1,8-CINEOLE 67 Fruit Essent. Oil 208100.0 725000.0 1.40 Duke, 1992 *
1,8-CINEOLE 67 Leaf 3500.0 33250.0 3.75 Duke, 1992 *
1,8-CINEOLE 67 Leaf Essent. Oil 168000.0 691200.0 1.53 Duke, 1992 *
1,8-CINEOLE 67 Shoot not available 728000.0 10.31 Duke, 1992 *
11,12-DEHYDROURSOLACTONE-ACETATE 0 Leaf Wax 10000.0 20000.0 not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
16-HYDROXY-TRITRIACONTAN-18-ONE 0 Leaf not available 7.5 not available Duke, 1992 *
2,4,6-TRIMETHOXYPHENOL 1 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3'-O-GALLOYL-PROCYANIDIN-B2 0 Leaf not available not available not available Takechi, M., Tanaka, Y., Takehara, M., Nonaka, G. I., Nishioka, I. 1985. Structure and Antiherpetic Activity Among the Tannins. Phytochemistry 24 10: 2245-2250.
3'-O-GALLOYL-PRODELPHINIDIN 0 Leaf not available not available not available Takechi, M., Tanaka, Y., Takehara, M., Nonaka, G. I., Nishioka, I. 1985. Structure and Antiherpetic Activity Among the Tannins. Phytochemistry 24 10: 2245-2250.
3,3'-DI-O-GALLOYL-PRODELPHINIDIN 0 Leaf not available not available not available Takechi, M., Tanaka, Y., Takehara, M., Nonaka, G. I., Nishioka, I. 1985. Structure and Antiherpetic Activity Among the Tannins. Phytochemistry 24 10: 2245-2250.
3,4,5-TRIMETHOXYPHENOL 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-BETA-23-DIHYDROXY-URS-12-EN-28-OIC-ACID 0 Wood not available 10.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
3-BETA-ACETOXY-11-ALPHA-METHOXY-URS-12-EN-28-OIC-ACID 0 Wood not available 5.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
3-ISOPROPYLIDEN-1-ACETYL-5-CYCLOPENTENE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952.
3-METHOXYAROMADENDRIN 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
Antiesophagitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiestrogenic 6 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antifatigue 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antifeedant 15 Duke, 1992 *
Antifertility 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antifibrinolytic 3 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 1: 53.
Antifibrosarcomic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antifibrotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiflu 8 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 195.
Antigastric 1 Rastitel'nye Resursy, 21: 85.
Antigenotoxic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antigingivitic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiglaucomic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antigliomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiglutamaergic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antigonadotropic 3 Jim Duke's personal files.
Antigout 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antigranular 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiGTF 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antihalitosic 2 American Health, 12(4): 17, 1993.