Research Article

Medicinal Plants of the Australian Aboriginal Dharawal People Exhibiting Anti-Inflammatory Activity

Table 2

Plant common names, ethnomedicine, and yields of ethanolic extracts for the study of anti-inflammatory activity.

Plant speciesCommon name(s)Diseases treated using leaves (according to Dharawal Aboriginal medicinal use) Yield of ethanol extract (%)

Eucalyptus acmenoidesWhite mahogany/yellow stringybarkBreathing difficulties, chest and muscle pain, fever, and wash for joints19.2
Eucalyptus benthamiiCamden white gumColds, fever, chest and muscle pain, and wash for joints12.6
Eucalyptus bosistoanaCoastal grey boxColds, fever, chest and muscle pain, and wash for joints11.6
Eucalyptus botryoidesBangalay/southern mahoganyColds, fever, chest and muscle pain, and wash for joints41.6
Eucalyptus eximiaYellow bloodwoodColds, fever, chest and muscle pain, wash for joints, extreme diarrhea, and syphilitic sores25.8
Eucalyptus globoideaWhite stringybarkBreathing difficulties, chest and muscle pain, fever, and wash for joints26.2
Eucalyptus gummiferaRed bloodwood/bloodwoodColds, fever, chest and muscle pain, and wash for joints15.4
Eucalyptus maculataSpotted gumAsthma, colds, fever, chest and muscle pain, and wash for joints12.6
Eucalyptus notabilisMountain mahoganyColds, fever, chest and muscle pain, wash for joints, and extreme diarrhea11.0
Eucalyptus paniculataGrey ironbarkAsthma, morning sickness16.4
Eucalyptus pilularisBlackbuttColds, fever, chest and muscle pain, and wash for joints23.2
Eucalyptus punctataGrey gumBreathing difficulties, stomach upset, and morning sickness14.0
Eucalyptus resiniferaRed mahoganyColds, fever, chest and muscle pain, wash for joints, and extreme diarrhea12.0
Eucalyptus salignaSydney blue gumColds, fever, chest and muscle pain, and wash for joints10.8
Eucalyptus smithiiGully gum/blackbutt peppermintColds, fever, chest and muscle pain, and wash for joints13.3
Eucalyptus umbraBroad leafed white mahogany/white mahoganyColds, fever, chest and muscle pain, wash for joints, and extreme diarrhea10.5
Eucalyptus viminalisManna gum/ribbon gum/white gumColds, fever, chest and muscle pain, and wash for joints19.0