EFSA Compendium of Botanicals

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Eucalyptus odorata Behr

Family:: Myrtaceae
Approval state:: Approved
Number of articles retrieved:: 12
Number of processed references:: 2

Compositions

#1: 1,8-cineole in essential oil from leaves #2: 1,8-cineole in essential oil from the leaves

Endpoint Studies

Genotoxicity

Composition #1: Ameur, Elaissi., Hanene, Medini., Zied, Rouis., Larbi, Khouja Mohamed., Rachid, Chemli., Fethia, Harzallah-Skhiri. Correlation between the chemotaxonomic classifications of the essential oils of 48 Eucalyptus species harvested from Tunisia and their phylogenetic classification. Journal of Experimental Biology and Agricultural Sciences, 2014, p. 98-112.

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Leaves (as part-nature) (A0EKT)
Extraction/Preparation method:

Essential oil (as part-nature) (A166Q)
Additional extraction description:

hydrodistillation
Substance:

1,8-cineole (RF-00003470-PAR)
Analytical method code:

GC-MS (F046A)
Result unit:

Percent (G138A)
Result type:

Numerical Value (VAL)
Value (concentration, content):

4.5
Internal remarks:

1,8-cineole in essential oil from leaves

Composition #2: Elaissi, Ameur., Salah, Karima Hadj., Mabrouk, Samia., Larbi, Khouja Mohamed., Chemli, Rachid., Harzallah-Skhiri, Fethia. Antibacterial activity and chemical composition of 20 Eucalyptus species' essential oils. FOOD CHEMISTRY, 2011, vol. 129, no. 4, p. 1427-1434. DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2011.05.100. [DOI link]

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Leaves (as part-nature) (A0EKT)
Extraction/Preparation method:

Essential oil (as part-nature) (A166Q)
Additional extraction description:

hydrodistillation
Substance:

1,8-cineole (RF-00003470-PAR)
Analytical method code:

GC-MS (F046A)
Result unit:

Percent (G138A)
Result type:

Numerical Value (VAL)
Value (concentration, content):

4.3
Internal remarks:

1,8-cineole in essential oil from the leaves