Plant Laurus nobilis (Lauraceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

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.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name	Activity Count	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
ALPHA-TERPINOLENE	0	Leaf Essent. Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TERPINYL-ACETATE	0	Leaf	540.0	4000.0	1.73	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TERPINYL-FORMATE	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
ALPHA-THUJENE	0	Bark	not available	0.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-THUJENE	0	Flower	not available	12.6	-1.00	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-THUJENE	0	Leaf	not available	5.7	-0.56	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-THUJENE	0	Leaf Essent. Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-THUJENE	0	Wood	not available	0.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-YLANGENE	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
ARTECANIN	4	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ARTEMORIN	1	Leaf	140.0	5000.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ASTRAGALIN	7	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BASSORIN	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BENZALDEHYDE	24	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
BETA-BISABOLENE	6	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE	0	Leaf	4.0	180.0	-0.25	Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE	0	Leaf Essent. Oil	not available	200.0	-0.40	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CUBEBENE	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
BETA-ELEMENE	5	Leaf Essent. Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-ELEMENE	5	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *

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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (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.