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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BETA-EUDESMOL | 13 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| BETA-EUDESMOL | 13 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-MYRCENE | 2 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-PHELLANDRENE | 3 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| BETA-PINENE | 13 | Leaf | 130.0 | 2080.0 | 2.64 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-PINENE | 13 | Leaf Essent. Oil | 1600.0 | 54000.0 | 1.57 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SELINENE | 3 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Leaf | not available | 1450.0 | -0.29 | Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.) |
| BICYCLOGERMACRENE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| BICYCLOSESQUIPHELLANDRENE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BOLDINE | 29 | 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. |
| BORNEOL | 35 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| BORNEOL | 35 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 4700.0 | -0.62 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BORNEOL-ACETATE | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BORNYL-ACETATE | 12 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BORON | 4 | Leaf | 9.0 | 16.0 | -1.23 | Betting on Boron, Unpublished draft by J. A. Duke on file at USDA, draft and papers relating to boron percentages. Includes Internat. Z. Vit. Ern. Forschung 43:1973 (boron). |
| BUTANAL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| BUTANOL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| BUTYRIC-ACID | 6 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| CADINA-1(6),5-DIENE | 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 * |