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

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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
LINALOL	0	Leaf	800.0	3340.0	1.54	Duke, 1992 *
LINALOOL	53	Essential Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
LINALOOL	53	Leaf	20.0	3340.0	1.67	Duke, 1992 *
LINALOOL	53	Leaf Essent. Oil	4000.0	183700.0	0.47	Duke, 1992 *
LINALOOL-ACETATE	0	Leaf Essent. Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
LINOLEIC-ACID	27	Fruit	36000.0	176000.0	2.13	Duke, 1992 *
LINOLEIC-ACID	27	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
LINOLENIC-ACID	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE	14	Leaf	not available	82.0	-0.32	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
MANNITOL	18	Root	not available	6422.0	-1.32	Duke, 1992 *
METHANOL	2	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
METHYL-CINNAMATE	5	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-EUGENOL	20	Leaf	20.0	2608.0	-0.42	Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-HEPTENONE	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
MYRCENE	22	Leaf	5.0	320.0	-0.06	Duke, 1992 *
MYRCENE	22	Leaf Essent. Oil	not available	46800.0	-0.18	Duke, 1992 *
MYRTENAL	5	Leaf	18.0	90.0	1.29	Duke, 1992 *
MYRTENOL	2	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
N-DECANE	0	Leaf Essent. Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
N-NONANE	0	Leaf Essent. Oil	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 *