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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 Sort descending Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ALPHA-TERPINEOL 23 Leaf Essent. Oil 29000.0 58000.0 0.31 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TERPINEOL 23 Shoot not available 0.1 -0.29 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.
ALPHA-TERPINEOL ACETATE 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TERPINEOL ACETATE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available 20900.0 -0.52 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TERPINEOL ACETATE 0 Shoot not available 27000.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TERPINYL-ACETATE 0 Shoot not available 570.0 -0.09 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.
ALPHA-THUJENE 0 Shoot not available 0.1 -0.56 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.
ALPHA-THUJONE 6 Fruit Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL 32 Leaf not available 333.0 0.00 Duke, 1992 *
APIGENIN 101 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
AROMADENDRENE 3 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
AROMADENDRENE 3 Fruit Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
AROMADENDRENE 3 Leaf 50.0 350.0 -0.41 Duke, 1992 *
AROMADENDRENE 3 Leaf Essent. Oil 8600.0 268000.0 1.41 Duke, 1992 *
AROMADENDRENE 3 Shoot not available 20000.0 6.31 Duke, 1992 *
BENZALDEHYDE 24 Shoot not available 0.1 -0.22 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.
BETA-AMYRIN 9 Wood not available 9.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE 0 Shoot not available 0.1 -0.41 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.
BETA-CEDRENE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CUBEBENE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available 1000.0 -1.07 Duke, 1992 *
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Antimitotic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antimitotic) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
AntiMRSA 1 (View Chemicals list for AntiMRSA) Duke, 1992 *
AntiMS 1 (View Chemicals list for AntiMS) Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antimutagenic 23 (View Chemicals list for Antimutagenic) 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 (View Chemicals list for Antimyocarditic) Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 199.
Antineoplastic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antineoplastic) Duke, 1992 *
Antinephritic 3 (View Chemicals list for Antinephritic) Duke, 1992 *
Antineuritic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antineuritic) Duke, 1992 *
Antineuropathic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antineuropathic) Duke, 1992 *
Antinitrosaminic 8 (View Chemicals list for Antinitrosaminic) 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 (View Chemicals list for Antinociceptive) 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 (View Chemicals list for Antiobesity) Duke, 1992 *
Antiobesity? 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiobesity?) Internat. J. Oriental Med. 16: 4.
Antionychyotic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antionychyotic) Taylor, Leslie. 2005. The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs. SquareOne Publisher, Garden City Park, NY. 519 pp.
Antiophidic 2 (View Chemicals list for Antiophidic) Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363.
Antiotitic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiotitic) Duke, 1992 *
Antioxidant 34 (View Chemicals list for Antioxidant) Duke, 1992 *
Antioxidant (LDL) 1 (View Chemicals list for Antioxidant (LDL)) Duke, 1992 *
Antipancreatitic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antipancreatitic) Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Antiparkinsonian 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiparkinsonian) Duke, 1992 *