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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2-METHYLPROPYL-ACETATE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| 3,4-DIMETHOXY-ALLYL-BENZENE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-METHYL-BUTANAL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| 3-METHYL-BUTANOL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| 4-TERPINEOL | 8 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 8-ACETOXYCARVOTANACETONE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| ACETIC-ACID | 16 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| ACETOEUGENOL | 0 | Leaf | 1.0 | 42.0 | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| ACETONE | 3 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| ACETYL-EUGENOL | 5 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACTINODAPHNINE | 2 | Bark | not available | 100.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACTINODAPHNINE | 2 | Stem Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACTINODAPHNINE | 2 | Wood | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALLO-AROMADENDRENE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| ALPHA-AMORPHENE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| ALPHA-BOURBONENE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-CADINENE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| ALPHA-CARYOPHYLLENE | 0 | Fruit Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-COPAENE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-CUBEBENE | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Myorelaxant | 11 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| NADH-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Narcotic | 3 | Martindale's 29th |
| Natriuretic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Nematicide | 20 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Nematistat | 1 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| NEP-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Nephrotoxic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Neurogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Neuroleptic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Neuroprotective | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Neurotoxic | 3 | R.J. Hixtable (Huxtable, R.J. (as T. Max). 1992. This and That:The Essential Pharmacology of Herbs and Spices. Tips 13:15-20 Huxtable, R.J. 1992b. The Myth of Benficent Nature. The Risk of Herbal Preparations. Anns. Intern. Med. 117(2):165-6; Huxtable, R. |
| NF-kB-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NO-Genic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NO-Inhibitor | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NO-Synthase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Occuloirritant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor | 4 | Hagerman, A.E. Tannin-Protein Interactions. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.19. |
| Osteolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Oviposition-Stimulant | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |