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
GAMMA-ELEMENE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GAMMA-MUUROLENE	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
GAMMA-TERPINENE	11	Leaf	35.0	290.0	0.19	Duke, 1992 *
GAMMA-TERPINENE	11	Leaf Essent. Oil	not available	1700.0	-0.70	Duke, 1992 *
GERANIOL	35	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
GERANIOL	35	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GERANIOL	35	Leaf Essent. Oil	not available	13000.0	-1.15	Duke, 1992 *
GERANIOL-ACETATE	0	Leaf Essent. Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GERANYL-ACETATE	5	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
GERMACRANOLIDES	0	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.
GUAIJAVERIN	3	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GUM	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
HEX-CIS-3-EN-1-OL-O-XYLOSIDE	0	Leaf	not available	16.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
HEXADECANE	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
HEXANAL	5	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
HEXANOL	3	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
HUMULENE	2	Leaf Essent. Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ISOBUTYRIC-ACID	2	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
ISODOMESTICINE	0	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.
ISOQUERCITRIN	22	Leaf	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
Antithrombic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antithrombogenic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antithromboxane	1	Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Jul-87.
Antithyroid	2	Jim Duke's personal files.
Antithyrotoxic	1	Wealth of India.
AntiTNF	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitrichinosic	1	Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus.
Antitrypanosomic	2	Planta Medica, 57: A44, 1991.
Antitubercular	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor	21	Zheng, G-Q., Kenney, P.M., and Lam, L.K.T. Sesquiterpenes From Clove (Eugenia caryophyllata) As Potential Anticarcinogenic Agents. Journal of Natural Products 55(7): 999-1003, 1992.
Antitumor (Bladder)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Breast)	4	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Cervix)	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Colon)	4	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Liver)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Lung)	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Ovary)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Pancreas)	3	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Prostate)	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Skin)	3	Duke, 1992 *