An official website of the United States government.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PERILLYL-ALCOHOL | 14 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| PHELLANDRAL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| PHENYLHYDRAZINE | 2 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| PHYTOSTEROLS | 2 | Seed | not available | 1510.0 | -0.24 | Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.) |
| PINOCARVONE | 1 | Leaf | 35.0 | 170.0 | 1.55 | Tucker, et al, EB46(1):21-24.1992 |
| PIPERIDINE | 10 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROANTHOCYANIDINS | 34 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| PROCYANIDIN-B-2 | 1 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROCYANIDIN-B-4 | 4 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROCYANIDIN-B-5 | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROCYANIDIN-B-7 | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROPIONIC-ACID | 6 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| QUERCETIN | 176 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| QUERCETIN-3-O-ALPHA-L-GALACTOSIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCITRIN | 44 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RETICULINE | 10 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| REYNOSIN | 1 | Leaf | 67.0 | 2500.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RIDENTIN-B | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ROTHIN-B | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RUTIN | 87 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antirheumatic | 2 | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| Antirhinitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antirhinoviral | 1 | Denyer, C.V., Jackson, P., Loakes, D.M., Ellis, M.R., and Yound, D.A.B. Isolation of Antirhinoviral Sesquiterpenes From Ginger (Zingiber officinale). Journal of Natural Products, 57(5): 658-662, 1994. |
| Antisalmonella | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antisecretory | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiseptic | 30 | Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176) |
| Antiserotonic | 1 | Internat. J. Oriental Med. 15(4): 199, 1990+ |
| Antiserotonin | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antishock | 2 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Antisinusitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antispasmodic | 34 | Fitoterapia No.59-1984. |
| Antistaphylococcic | 12 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antistomatitic | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207. |
| Antistreptococcic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antistress | 1 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Antistroke | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antisunburn | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antisyncopic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antisyndrome-X | 1 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Antithiamin | 2 | Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, 69. |