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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SABINENE | 5 | Leaf | 25.0 | 2650.0 | 1.43 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SABINENE | 5 | Leaf Essent. Oil | 42000.0 | 82900.0 | 0.75 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SALICYLATES | 7 | Leaf | 10.0 | 25.0 | -0.52 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SANTAMARIN | 5 | Leaf | not available | 73.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SANTAMARINE | 3 | Leaf | 44.0 | 1500.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SCHIZANDRASIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | 24.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SPATHULENOL | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TERPINEN-4-OL | 23 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TERPINEN-4-OL | 23 | Leaf | 190.0 | 1380.0 | 0.45 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TERPINEN-4-OL | 23 | Leaf Essent. Oil | 7800.0 | 22000.0 | -0.36 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TERPINEOL | 18 | Fruit Essent. Oil | not available | 109000.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TERPINOLENE | 9 | Leaf | 4.0 | 200.0 | 0.02 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TERPINYL-ACETATE | 5 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TETRADECANE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| THUJ-2-EN-4-OL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | 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. |
| THYMOL | 71 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TOLUENE | 1 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| TRANS-2-HEXENAL | 4 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| TRANS-CARVEOL | 1 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| TRANS-METHYL-EUGENOL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| 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 * |