- Title
- Botanical, phytochemical, and anticancer properties of the eucalyptus species
- Creator
- Vuong, Quan V.; Chalmers, Anita C.; Jyoti Bhuyan, Deep; Bowyer, Michael C.; Scarlett, Christopher J.
- Relation
- Chemistry and Biodiversity Vol. 12, Issue 6, p. 907-924
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cbdv.201400327
- Publisher
- Wiley Blackwell Publishing
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2015
- Description
- The genus Eucalyptus (Myrtaceae) is mainly native to Australia; however, some species are now distributed globally. Eucalyptus has been used in indigenous Australian medicines for the treatment of a range of aliments including colds, flu, fever, muscular aches, sores, internal pains, and inflammation. Eucalyptus oils containing volatile compounds have been widely used in the pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries for a multitude of purposes. In addition, Eucalyptus extracts containing nonvolatile compounds are also an important source of key bioactive compounds, and several studies have linked Eucalyptus extracts with anticancer properties. With the increasing research interest in Eucalyptus and its health properties, this review briefly outlines the botanical features of Eucalyptus, discusses its traditional use as medicine, and comprehensively reviews its phytochemical and anticancer properties and, finally, proposes trends for future studies.
- Subject
- Eucalyptus; Indigenous Australian medicine; botanical
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1334580
- Identifier
- uon:27325
- Identifier
- ISSN:1612-1872
- Rights
- This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Vuong, Quan V.; Chalmers, Anita C.; Jyoti Bhuyan, Deep; Bowyer, Michael C.; Scarlett, Christopher J. “Botanical, phytochemical, and anticancer properties of the eucalyptus species”, Chemistry and Biodiversity Vol. 12, Issue 6, p. 907-924 (2015) which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cbdv.201400327. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving.
- Language
- eng
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