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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRANS-OCIMENE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| TRANS-PINOCARVEOL | 2 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRANS-SABINENE-HYDRATE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| TRIDECANE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| TRILAURIN | 0 | Fruit | 72000.0 | 132000.0 | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| TULIPINOLIDE | 2 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TULIPINOLIDE | 2 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VALERIANIC-ACID | 1 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| VERLOTORIN | 2 | Leaf | 90.0 | 1400.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VIRIDIFLOROL | 1 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| VISCIDULIN-C | 2 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ZALUZANIN-D | 0 | Fruit | not available | 3200.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Ubiquiot | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Ulcerogenic | 3 | HerbalGram No. 20, page 9. |
| Urate-Solvent | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Uricosuric | 2 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| Urinary-Antiseptic | 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. |
| Uterotrophic | 1 | Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 227.1999. |
| Varroacide | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vasoconstrictor | 2 | Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980. |
| Vasodilator | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vasopressor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vasorelaxant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| VEGF-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vermicide | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vermifuge | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Verrucolytic | 2 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Vibriocide | 1 | Wealth of India. |
| Vulnerary | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 5 | Chem. & Pharm. Bull. 38: 1772. |