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Common Names
Bayleaf; Sweet Bay; Grecian Laurel; Bay Laurel; Laurel; Bay
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRANS-OCIMENE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| TRANS-PINOCARVEOL | 2 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRANS-SABINENE-HYDRATE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| TRIDECANE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| TRILAURIN | 0 | Fruit | 72000.0 | 132000.0 | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| TULIPINOLIDE | 2 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TULIPINOLIDE | 2 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VALERIANIC-ACID | 1 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| VERLOTORIN | 2 | Leaf | 90.0 | 1400.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VIRIDIFLOROL | 1 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| VISCIDULIN-C | 2 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ZALUZANIN-D | 0 | Fruit | not available | 3200.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Androgenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anemiagenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anesthetic | 10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Angiogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ankylostomacide | 1 | Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus. |
| Anorexic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Anthelmintic | 5 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antiacetylcholine | 1 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| Antiacetylcholinesterase | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiacne | 9 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Antiadenomic | 2 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antiadenoviral | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207. |
| Antiaflatoxin | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiaggregant | 15 | Phytotherapy Research, 4: 93. |
| Antiaging | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antialcoholic | 1 | Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications. |
| Antiallergenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiallergic | 7 | J. Food Hyg. Soc. Jap. 33(6): 569. |
| Antialopecic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antialzheimeran | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |