A Review on Eucalyptus Globulus – An Authentic Herb

Abstract

In the ancient time Eucalyptus globulus used for the various purpose. It is a tall and an evergreen tree that can grow up to the height of 70m and its diameter is about 4 to7ft. which was first found on the island of Tasmania in 1792 which associate to the Myrtaceae family which is commonly called as Tasmanian Blue Gum, southern blue gum or blue gum are the different names of eucalyptus globulus grow in the various parts of India. The particular species of Eucalyptus globulus have been used for various purposes. It had been found that eucalyptus is a rich source of phytochemical constituent and also possesses medicinal use. The different part of the eucalyptus is very nutritionally and highly valuable therapeutically property because of the presence of some specific chemical composition as its essential oil contain esters, carboxylic acids, aldehyde etc. phytochemical analysis of this tree has revealed that their leaf oil contain 1.8 cineole, cryptophone etc., essential oil had been extracted from its buds. The aim of this review paper is compiling all the information about eucalyptus such as anti-inflammatory, analgesic, anti-nociceptive antimicrobial, anti-fungal, anti-viral and anti-oxidant agent of the nature.

Chemodiversity and α‐Glucosidase Activity of Eucalyptus Species from Northwestern Himalaya, India

“…The EO of various species has been used for pharmaceutical, food, cosmetic industries, and medicinal purposes [5] . E. globulus , commonly known as southern blue gum and fuel tree, is distributed in the India, Italy and some African countries [6–8] . Previous work on chemical investigations of E. globulus afforded various bioactive classes such as essential oils, phenolic acids, flavonoids and hydrolysable tannins [9] .…”

“…[5] E. globulus, commonly known as southern blue gum and fuel tree, is distributed in the India, Italy and some African countries. [6][7][8] Previous work on chemical investigations of E. globulus afforded various bioactive classes such as essential oils, phenolic acids, flavonoids and hydrolysable tannins. [9] The EO extracted from this species is extensively used to treat cold, diabetes, asthma, pulmonary tuberculosis, nasal congestion, antiseptic agent, antioxidant, and in respiratory tract infections.…”

Investigations On Anti- Termite Activity Of Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Extract

“…It is widely grown in Nilgiri hills of South India, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Haryana and Karnataka Chen et al, 1987). Numerous therapeutic activities of Eucalyptus globulus were reported including antioxidant (Pan et al, 2020;Gonzalez et al, 2004;Neiva et al, 2018), antimicrobial (Sharma et al, 2021;Aita ., 2021), antibacterial (Brezáni et al, 2018;Ahmad et al, 2021), antifungal (Ajilore et al, 2021), antiviral (Hayat et al, 2015), anti-diabetic (Saka et al, 2017), anthelmintic (Kesharwani et al, 2018;Taur et al, 2010), antihistaminic (Kesharwani et al, 2018), anti-inflammatory (Kesharwani et al, 2018), antitermite (Emamjomeh et al ., 2021), antiplaque (Agarwal et al, 2013;Shah et al, 2012;Osawa et al, 1996), and anticancer (Abiri et al ., 2021). Different chemical constituents had been identified and isolated from Eucalyptus globulus like Protocatechuic acid (anti-oxidant), 1, 8-cineole (anti-microbial and Anti-inflammatory properties), Monoterpenes (anti-bacterial), Alkaloids and essential oil (antifungal), borneol, cineol, linalool, gernayl acetate, saffrol, antheol (anti-anthelmintic), oxygenated and non-oxygenated terpenes in essential oil (Antitermites), and Citral monoterpenoid (anticancer activity).…”