EUCALYPTUS RADIATA

Eucalyptus Radiata
Chemical formula: C10H18O

Eucalyptus radiata has six known chemotypes of essential oil. The leaves are distilled for cineole and phellandrene based eucalyptus oils. E.radiata was the first eucalyptus species to be commercially utilized for oil by Melbourne pharmacist, Joseph Bosisto, in 1854 as "Eucalyptus amygdalina".

The main chemical components of eucalyptus oil are: 

a-pinene

b-pinene

a-phellandrene

1,8-cineole

limonene

terpinen-4-ol

aromadendrene

epiglobulol

piperitone 

globulol

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a-pinene

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b-pinene

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a-phellandrene

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1,8-cineole

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limonene

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terpinen-4-ol

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aromadendrene

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epiglobulol

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piperitone 

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globulol

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