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Eucalyptus smithii F.Muell. ex R.T.Baker

Family:: Myrtaceae
Approval state:: Approved
Number of articles retrieved:: 97
Number of processed references:: 7

Compositions

#1: 1,8-cineole, leaf ess oil, quantified #2: 1,8-cineole, leaf ess oil, quantified #3: 1,8-Cineole in the ess oil from aerial parts, quantified #4: 1,8-cineole, leaf ess oil, quantified #5: 1,8-cineole, leaf ess oil, quantified #6: Camphor in leaf essential oil. #7: 1,8-Cineole in leaf essential oil.

Endpoint Studies

Genotoxicity

Composition #1: Chalchat, J.-C., Muhayimana, A., Habimana, J.B., Chabard, J.L. Aromatic plants of rwanda. II. Chemical composition of essential oils of ten eucalyptus species growing in ruhande arboretum, butare, rwanda. journal of essential oil research, 1997, vol. 9, no. 2, p. 159–165. DOI: 10.1080/10412905.1997.9699453. [DOI link]

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

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

Essential oil (as part-nature) (A166Q)
Substance:

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

GC-FID (F040A)
Result unit:

Percent (G138A)
Result expression:

Whole weight (B001A)
Result type:

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

84.27
Internal remarks:

1,8-cineole, leaf ess oil, quantified

Composition #2: Chisowa, E.H. Chemical composition of essential oils of three eucalyptus species grown in Zambia. journal of essential oil research, 1997, vol. 9, no. 6, p. 653–655. DOI: 10.1080/10412905.1997.9700805. [DOI link]

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

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

Essential oil (as part-nature) (A166Q)
Substance:

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

GC-MS (F046A)
Result unit:

Percent (G138A)
Result expression:

Whole weight (B001A)
Result type:

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

86.4
Internal remarks:

1,8-cineole, leaf ess oil, quantified

Composition #3: Faria, J.M.S., Lima, A.S., Mendes, M.D., Leiria, R., Geraldes, D.A., Figueiredo, A.C., Trindade, H., Pedro, L.G., Barroso, J.G., Sanches, J., Mathe A., Barata A.M., Carlen C., Craker L. Eucalyptus from Mata Experimental do Escaroupim (Portugal): Evaluation of the essential oil composition from sixteen species. acta horticulturae, 2011, vol. 925, p. 61–66. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

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

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

Hydrodistillation of branches with leaves.
Substance:

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

GC-FID (F040A)
Analytical method - additional description:

Confirmed by GC-MS
Result unit:

Percent (G138A)
Result expression:

Whole weight (B001A)
Result type:

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

83
Internal remarks:

1,8-Cineole in the ess oil from aerial parts, quantified

Composition #4: Bignell, CM., Dunlop, PJ., Brophy, JJ. Volatile leaf oils of some south-western and southern Australian species of the genus Eucalyptus (Series 1). Part XIX . flavour and fragrance journal, 1998, vol. 13, no. 2, p. 131–139. DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1026(199803/04)13:2<131::AID-FFJ710>3.0.CO;2-X. [DOI link]

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

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

Essential oil (as part-nature) (A166Q)
Substance:

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

Gaschromatography (GC) (F037A)
Result unit:

Percent (G138A)
Result expression:

Whole weight (B001A)
Result type:

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

77.5
Internal remarks:

1,8-cineole, leaf ess oil, quantified

Composition #5: Zrira, S., Bessiere, JM., Menut, C., Elamrani, A., Benjilali, B. Chemical composition of the essential oil of nine Eucalyptus species growing in Morocco . flavour and fragrance journal, 2004, vol. 19, no. 2, p. 172–175. DOI: 10.1002/ffj.1289. [DOI link]

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

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

Essential oil (as part-nature) (A166Q)
Substance:

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

GC-MS (F046A)
Analytical method - additional description:

GC-FID
Result unit:

Percent (G138A)
Result expression:

Whole weight (B001A)
Result type:

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

83.2
Internal remarks:

1,8-cineole, leaf ess oil, quantified

Composition #6: Cornwell, Charles P., Lassak, Erich V. Camphor in Commercial and Potentially Commercial Oils of Eucalyptus Species and Other Myrtaceae . journal of essential oil research, 2010, vol. 22, no. 1, p. 59–65. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

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

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

hydrodistillation
Substance:

Camphor (RF-00003986-PAR)
Analytical method code:

GC-MS (F046A)
Result unit:

ppm (G288A)
Result expression:

Whole weight (B001A)
Result type:

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

1.9-3.1
Internal remarks:

Camphor in leaf essential oil.

Composition #7: Juan, Laura W., Lucia, Alejandro., Zerba, Eduardo N., Harrand, Leonel., Marco, Martin., Masuh, Hector M. Chemical Composition and Fumigant Toxicity of the Essential Oils From 16 Species of Eucalyptus Against Haematobia irritans (Diptera: Muscidae) Adults . journal of economic entomology, 2011, vol. 104, no. 3, p. 1087–1092. DOI: 10.1603/EC09431. [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 expression:

Whole weight (B001A)
Result type:

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

78.49
Internal remarks:

1,8-Cineole in leaf essential oil.