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Common Names
Blue Gum; Eucalypt; Tasmanian Bluegum
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Antihelicobacter | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihematuric | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihemolytic | 2 | Ohnishi, M., Morishita, H., Iwahashi, H., Toda, S., Shirataki, Y., Kimura, M., and Kido, R. 1993. Inhibitory Effects of Chlorogenic Acids on Linoleic Acid Peroxidation and Haemolysis. Phytochemistry. 36(3): 579-583. 1994. |
| Antihemorrhagic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antihemorrhoidal | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antihepatoadenomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihepatotoxic | 13 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiherpetic | 15 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihistaminic | 11 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiHIV | 14 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihydrophobic | 1 | Vlietinck, A.J. and Dommisse, R.A. eds. 1985. Advances in Medicinal Plant Research. Wiss. Verlag. Stuttgart. |
| Antihypercholesterolemic | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antihyperlipidemic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihypertensive | 3 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Antihyperthyroid | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiinfarctal | 1 | Soumyanath, A. Ed. 2006. Traditional Medicines for Modern Times - Antidiabetic Plants. CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group. Boca Raton, FL. 314 pp. |
| Antiinfertility | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiinflammatory | 35 | Shimizu,*M., et al. 1990. Anti-inflammatory Constituents of Topically Applied Crude Drugs. IV.1) Constituents and Anti-inflammatory Effect of Paraguayan Crude Drug 'Alhucema' (Lavandula latifolia Vill.)2). Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(8): 2283-2284, 1990. |
| Antiischemic | 4 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antilaryngitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |