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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Plant Laurus nobilis (Lauraceae)

Common Names
Bayleaf, Sweet Bay, Grecian Laurel, Bay Laurel, Laurel, Bay
How this plant is used
Food

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
(+)-ACTINODAPHNINE 0 Leaf *
(+)-ACTINODAPHNINE 0 Root *
(+)-ACTINODAPHNINE 0 Stem Bark *
(+)-BOLDINE 0 Leaf *
(+)-CATECHIN 30 Leaf *
(+)-CRYPTODORINE 0 Leaf *
(+)-GALLOCATECHIN 7 Leaf *
(+)-ISODOMESTICINE 0 Leaf *
(+)-LAUNOBINE 0 Leaf *
(+)-LAUNOBINE 0 Root *
(+)-LAUNOBINE 0 Stem Bark *
(+)-LIMONENE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil 29000.0 *
(+)-LINALOOL 0 Leaf Essent. Oil *
(+)-N-METHYL-ACTINODAPHNINE 0 Leaf *
(+)-NANDIGERINE 0 Leaf *
(+)-NEOLITSINE 0 Leaf *
(+)-NOR-ISODOMESTICINE 0 Leaf *
(+)-RETICULINE 0 Leaf *
(+)-RETICULINE 0 Stem Bark *
(-)-ALPHA-PINENE 0 Fruit Essent. Oil *
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
(-)-Chronotropic 3 (View) Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
(-)-Inotropic 3 (View) Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
11B-HSD-Inhibitor 2 (View) *
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 3 (View) *
5-HT-Inhibitor 2 (View) *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 4 (View) *
Abortifacient 2 (View) *
Acaricide 9 (View) *
ACE-Inhibitor 11 (View) *
AChE-Inhibitor 1 (View) Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8.
Acidulant 1 (View) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 2 (View) *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 18 (View) *
Allelochemic 8 (View) *
Allelopathic 7 (View) *
Allergenic 30 (View) *
Allergenic? 1 (View) *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Analgesic 13 (View) *
Ancylostomicide 1 (View) Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus.