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 species	Common name(s)	Diseases treated using leaves (according to Dharawal Aboriginal medicinal use)	Yield of ethanol extract (%)
Eucalyptus acmenoides	White mahogany/yellow stringybark	Breathing difficulties, chest and muscle pain, fever, and wash for joints	19.2
Eucalyptus benthamii	Camden white gum	Colds, fever, chest and muscle pain, and wash for joints	12.6
Eucalyptus bosistoana	Coastal grey box	Colds, fever, chest and muscle pain, and wash for joints	11.6
Eucalyptus botryoides	Bangalay/southern mahogany	Colds, fever, chest and muscle pain, and wash for joints	41.6
Eucalyptus eximia	Yellow bloodwood	Colds, fever, chest and muscle pain, wash for joints, extreme diarrhea, and syphilitic sores	25.8
Eucalyptus globoidea	White stringybark	Breathing difficulties, chest and muscle pain, fever, and wash for joints	26.2
Eucalyptus gummifera	Red bloodwood/bloodwood	Colds, fever, chest and muscle pain, and wash for joints	15.4
Eucalyptus maculata	Spotted gum	Asthma, colds, fever, chest and muscle pain, and wash for joints	12.6
Eucalyptus notabilis	Mountain mahogany	Colds, fever, chest and muscle pain, wash for joints, and extreme diarrhea	11.0
Eucalyptus paniculata	Grey ironbark	Asthma, morning sickness	16.4
Eucalyptus pilularis	Blackbutt	Colds, fever, chest and muscle pain, and wash for joints	23.2
Eucalyptus punctata	Grey gum	Breathing difficulties, stomach upset, and morning sickness	14.0
Eucalyptus resinifera	Red mahogany	Colds, fever, chest and muscle pain, wash for joints, and extreme diarrhea	12.0
Eucalyptus saligna	Sydney blue gum	Colds, fever, chest and muscle pain, and wash for joints	10.8
Eucalyptus smithii	Gully gum/blackbutt peppermint	Colds, fever, chest and muscle pain, and wash for joints	13.3
Eucalyptus umbra	Broad leafed white mahogany/white mahogany	Colds, fever, chest and muscle pain, wash for joints, and extreme diarrhea	10.5
Eucalyptus viminalis	Manna gum/ribbon gum/white gum	Colds, fever, chest and muscle pain, and wash for joints	19.0