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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
CITRONELLAL 20 Leaf Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CITRONELLAL 20 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.
CITRONELLIC-ACID 0 Shoot not available 0.1 -0.23 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.
CITRONELLOL 15 Leaf Essent. Oil not available 136000.0 -0.40 Duke, 1992 *
CITRONELLOL 15 Shoot not available 0.1 -0.18 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.
CITRONELLYL-ACETATE 2 Shoot not available 0.1 -0.23 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.
CRYPTONE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil 86000.0 167000.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
CUMINALDEHYDE 10 Leaf 25.0 135.0 0.27 Duke, 1992 *
CUMINALDEHYDE 10 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.
D-CATECHOL 0 Bark not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
D-CATECHOL 0 Wood not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
D-LINALOL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
D-LINALOOL 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.
D-MYRTENAL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
D-MYRTENOL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952.
D-VERBENONE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952.
DAUCOSTEROL 5 Wood not available 6.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
DELTA-CADINENE 9 Leaf Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DIEPIPALUSTROL 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ELLAGIC-ACID 51 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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Antipeptic 2 (View Chemicals list for Antipeptic) Duke, 1992 *
Antiperiodontal 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiperiodontal) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiperiodontic 11 (View Chemicals list for Antiperiodontic) Duke, 1992 *
Antiperiodontitic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiperiodontitic) Duke, 1992 *
Antiperistaltic 3 (View Chemicals list for Antiperistaltic) Duke, 1992 *
Antipermeability 1 (View Chemicals list for Antipermeability) Duke, 1992 *
Antiperoxidant 11 (View Chemicals list for Antiperoxidant) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiperoxidative 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiperoxidative) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
AntiPGE2 1 (View Chemicals list for AntiPGE2) Duke, 1992 *
Antipharyngitic 2 (View Chemicals list for Antipharyngitic) Duke, 1992 *
Antiplaque 5 (View Chemicals list for Antiplaque) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiplasmodial 7 (View Chemicals list for Antiplasmodial) Duke, 1992 *
Antiplatelet 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiplatelet) Duke, 1992 *
AntiPMS 1 (View Chemicals list for AntiPMS) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antipneumonic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antipneumonic) Duke, 1992 *
Antipodriac 1 (View Chemicals list for Antipodriac) Duke, 1992 *
Antipolio 4 (View Chemicals list for Antipolio) Jim Duke's personal files.
Antiproctalgic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiproctalgic) Martindale's 29th
Antiproliferant 9 (View Chemicals list for Antiproliferant) Duke, 1992 *
Antiproliferant (colon) 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiproliferant (colon)) Duke, 1992 *