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
ENANTHIC-ACID	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
EO	0	Bark	not available	6800.0	-0.37	Duke, 1992 *
EO	0	Flower	not available	1800.0	-0.36	Duke, 1992 *
EO	0	Fruit	10000.0	40000.0	-0.04	Duke, 1992 *
EO	0	Leaf	not available	5700.0	-0.51	Duke, 1992 *
EO	0	Wood	not available	700.0	-1.34	Duke, 1992 *
EREMANTHIN	4	Fruit	not available	14000.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ESTRAGOLE	12	Leaf Essent. Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ETHYL-2-METHYL-PROPIONATE	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
ETHYL-PENTANOATE	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
EUGENOL	76	Essential Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
EUGENOL	76	Leaf	18.0	1335.0	-0.66	Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
EUGENOL	76	Leaf Essent. Oil	not available	10200.0	-1.02	Duke, 1992 *
EUGENOL-ACETATE	1	Leaf Essent. Oil	not available	5000.0	-1.00	Duke, 1992 *
EUGENOL-METHYL-ETHER	5	Essential Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
EUGENOL-METHYL-ETHER	5	Leaf Essent. Oil	5000.0	77000.0	-1.00	Duke, 1992 *
EUGENYL-ACETATE	6	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
FAT	0	Fruit	200000.0	550000.0	3.56	Duke, 1992 *
FORMIC-ACID	13	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
GAMMA-CADINENE	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.

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List of plant activities.
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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 *