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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALPHA-TERPINOLENE | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-TERPINYL-ACETATE | 0 | Leaf | 540.0 | 4000.0 | 1.73 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-TERPINYL-FORMATE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| ALPHA-THUJENE | 0 | Bark | not available | 0.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-THUJENE | 0 | Flower | not available | 12.6 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-THUJENE | 0 | Leaf | not available | 5.7 | -0.56 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-THUJENE | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-THUJENE | 0 | Wood | not available | 0.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-YLANGENE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| ARTECANIN | 4 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARTEMORIN | 1 | Leaf | 140.0 | 5000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASTRAGALIN | 7 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BASSORIN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BENZALDEHYDE | 24 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| BETA-BISABOLENE | 6 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE | 0 | Leaf | 4.0 | 180.0 | -0.25 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 200.0 | -0.40 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CUBEBENE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| BETA-ELEMENE | 5 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-ELEMENE | 5 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| AntiCVI | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticystitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidementia | 1 | Bruneton, J. 1999. Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry, Medicinal Plants. 2nd Ed. Lavoisier Publishing, Paris. 1119 pp. |
| Antidepressant | 3 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Antidermatitic | 4 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antidiabetic | 7 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antidiarrheic | 1 | Wealth of India. |
| Antidiscotic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidiuretic | 1 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Mar-92. |
| Antidopaminergic | 1 | Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp. |
| Antidote | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antidote (Strychnine) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidysenteric | 1 | Wealth of India. |
| Antidyskinetic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| AntiEBV | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antieczemic | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antiedemic | 10 | Shimizu,*M., et al. 1990. Anti-inflammatory Constituents of Topically Applied Crude Drugs. IV.1) Constituents and Anti-inflammatory Effect of Paraguayan Crude Drug 'Alhucema' (Lavandula latifolia Vill.)2). Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(8): 2283-2284, 1990. |
| Antielastase | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiemetic | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Antiencephalitic | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 199. |