EFSA Compendium of Botanicals

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Eucalyptus staigeriana F.Muell. ex F.M.Bailey

Family:: Myrtaceae
Approval state:: Approved
Number of articles retrieved:: 48
Number of processed references:: 3

Compositions

#1: myrcene in leaves #2: 1,8-cineole in leaves #3: myrcene in leaves #4: 1,8-cineole in leaves

Endpoint Studies

Genotoxicity

Composition #1: Alencar, J. W., Craveiro, A. A., Matos, F. J. A. Kovats' indexes as a preselection routine in mass spectra library searches of volatiles. journal of natural products, 1984, vol. 47, no. 5, p. 890–2. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

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

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

myrcene (RF-00003503-PAR)
Analytical method code:

Mass Spectroscopy and hyphenated methods without chromatography (F063A)
Yes/No Qualitative:

Positive/Present (POS)
Result type:

Qualitative Value (Binary) (BIN)
Internal remarks:

myrcene in leaves

Composition #2: Gilles, Martin., Zhao, Jian., An, Min., Agboola, Samson. Chemical composition and antimicrobial properties of essential oils of three Australian Eucalyptus species . food chemistry, 2010, vol. 119, no. 2, p. 731–737. DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2009.07.021. [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):

34.8
Internal remarks:

1,8-cineole in leaves

Composition #3: Gilles, Martin., Zhao, Jian., An, Min., Agboola, Samson. Chemical composition and antimicrobial properties of essential oils of three Australian Eucalyptus species . food chemistry, 2010, vol. 119, no. 2, p. 731–737. DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2009.07.021. [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:

myrcene (RF-00003503-PAR)
Analytical method code:

GC-MS (F046A)
Result unit:

Percent (G138A)
Result type:

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

1.5
Internal remarks:

myrcene in leaves

Composition #4: Weerakkody, Nimsha S., Caffin, Nola., Lambert, Lynette K., Turner, Mark S., Dykes, Gary A. Synergistic antimicrobial activity of galangal (Alpinia galanga), rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) and lemon iron bark (Eucalyptus staigerana) extracts . journal of the science of food and agriculture, 2011, vol. 91, no. 3, p. 461–468. DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.4206. [DOI link]

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

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

Solvent extraction (A0BZR)
Additional extraction description:

ethanol
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):

2.7
Internal remarks:

1,8-cineole in leaves