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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
LINALOOL-OXIDE 0 Fruit Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LINALOOL-OXIDE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available 19000.0 1.29 Duke, 1992 *
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LUTEOLIN 78 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MACROCARPAL-A 11 Calyx not available 280.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
MACROCARPAL-A 11 Leaf 109.0 32000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
MACROCARPAL-B 10 Calyx not available 180.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
MACROCARPAL-B 10 Leaf 13.0 33100.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
MACROCARPAL-C 8 Calyx not available 430.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
MACROCARPAL-C 8 Leaf 229.0 56300.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
MACROCARPAL-D 11 Calyx not available 250.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
MACROCARPAL-D 11 Leaf not available 18.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
MACROCARPAL-E 2 Calyx not available 150.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
MACROCARPAL-H 8 Leaf not available 23.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
MACROCARPAL-I 8 Leaf not available 23.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
MACROCARPAL-J 8 Leaf not available 28.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
MASLINIC-ACID 6 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MYRCENE 22 Fruit Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MYRCENE 22 Leaf Essent. Oil 900.0 1000.0 -0.36 Duke, 1992 *
MYRCENE 22 Shoot not available 5000.0 5.36 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antimitotic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
AntiMRSA 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiMS 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antimutagenic 23 Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health. Antioxidants & Cancer Prevention. Huang, M.T., Ho, C.T. and Lee, C.Y. eds. 1992. ACS Symposium Series 507.ACS, Washington 402 pp.
Antimyocarditic 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 199.
Antineoplastic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antinephritic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antineuritic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineuropathic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antinitrosaminic 8 Ki Soon Rhee. Oilseed Food Ingredients Used To Minimize Oxidative Flavor Deterioration in Meat Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.18.
Antinociceptive 8 Rao, V.S.N., Menezes, A.M.S., Viana, G.S.B. 1990. Effect of myrcene on nociception in mice. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 877-878, 1990.
Antiobesity 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiobesity? 1 Internat. J. Oriental Med. 16: 4.
Antionychyotic 1 Taylor, Leslie. 2005. The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs. SquareOne Publisher, Garden City Park, NY. 519 pp.
Antiophidic 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363.
Antiotitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antioxidant 34 Duke, 1992 *
Antioxidant (LDL) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antipancreatitic 1 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Antiparkinsonian 1 Duke, 1992 *