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
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.

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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
Lipoxygenase-1-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor	8	Oszmianski, J. and Lee, C.Y. 1990. Inhibitory Effect of Phenolics on Carotene Bleaching in Vegetables. J. Agric. Food Chem. 38: 688-690.
Lubricant	1	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Lyase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
MAO-A-Inhibitor	2	Duke, 1992 *
MAO-Inhibitor	2	Duke, 1992 *
Mast-Cell-Stabilizer	1	Duke, 1992 *
Metal-Chelator	1	McEvily, A.J., Iyengar, R., and Gross, A.T. Inhibition of Polyphenol Oxidase by Phenolic Compounds. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.25.
Metal-Chelator (Copper)	2	Duke, 1992 *
Metalloproteinase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Metastatic	1	Science News, 146: 421.
MMP-9-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Molluscicide	1	Duke, 1992 *
Mosquitocide	1	Duke, 1992 *
Mosquitofuge	2	Duke, 1992 *
Motor-Depressant	5	Buchbauer et al, e.g.Buchbauer et al,1993.Therapeutic properties of essential oils and fragrances. Chap.12 in Teranishi,R, Buttery,R.G and Sugisawa,H. Eds. Bioactive Volatile Compounds from Plants. ACS Symposium Series 525. Amer. Chem. Soc., Washington DC
Mucolytic	1	Martindale's 29th
Mutagenic	4	Duke, 1992 *
Mycobactericide	1	Duke, 1992 *
Myoprotective	1	Duke, 1992 *