And even if they could be made artificially, any efficacy or toxicology studies conducted with the natural product would then have to be repeated, at great cost, to ensure that the synthetic acts similarly. Though their interest goes beyond the academic, Osawa and his colleagues are undeterred by such reservations. Osawa's employer is not only Japan's largest producer of chewing gum but also a major manufacturer of candy, ice cream, and confectionery products. Macrocarpals H, I, and J from the leaves of Eucalyptus globulus . Raloff, J. 1996.
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