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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N-TRIDECANE | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-UNDECANE | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NANDIGERINE | 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. |
| NEOLITSINE | 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. |
| NERAL | 4 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| NEROL | 10 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| NERYL-ACETATE | 5 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Fruit | 66000.0 | 220000.0 | 1.21 | Duke, 1992 * |
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-COUMARIC-ACID | 25 | Fruit | not available | 20.0 | -0.68 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-COUMARIC-ACID | 25 | Leaf | not available | 192.0 | -0.30 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-CYMENE | 16 | Leaf | 62.0 | 540.0 | 0.05 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-CYMENE | 16 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 198300.0 | 2.17 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Fruit | 20000.0 | 60500.0 | 0.58 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PARTHENOLIDE | 27 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PELARGONIC-ACID | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| PENTANAL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| PENTANOIC-ACID | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| PENTANOL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| PENTYL-ACETATE | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Herbicide | 15 | Keeler, R.F. and Tu, A.T. eds. 1991. Toxicology of Plant and Fungal Compounds. (Handbook of Natural Toxins Vol. 6) Marcel Dekker, Inc. NY. 665 pp. |
| Histamine-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Histaminic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| HIV-RT-Inhibitor | 2 | Garcia, J., Morin,* C., Nyasse, B., Sondengam, B-L., Tchouankeu, J-C., and Tsamo, E. Complete Structural Assignments Of An Ergosterol Derivative From Entandrophragma utile. Journal of Natural Products, 54(1): 136-142, 1991. |
| Hyaluronidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hydrogen-Peroxide-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypercalcuric | 1 | 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. |
| Hypercholesterolemic | 2 | Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.) |
| Hyperglycemic | 1 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| Hyperthermic | 1 | Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp. |
| Hypnotic | 2 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| Hypocholesterolemic | 8 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Hypocholesterolemic? | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Hypoglycemic | 7 | Ivorra, M.D., Paya, M., and Villar, A. 1989. A Review of Natural Products and Plants as Potential Antidiabetic Drugs. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 27: 243-275, 1989. |
| Hypolipidemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypotensive | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypothermic | 4 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| ICAM-1-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Immunomodulator | 5 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Immunostimulant | 5 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 1: 124. |