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

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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
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.

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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
Antihyperglycemic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antihyperlipoproteinaemic	1	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antihypertensive	2	Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Antihyperthyroid	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiimplantation	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiinflammatory	35	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.
Antiischemic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antikeratotic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antilaryngitic	1	Duke, 1992 *
AntiLegionella	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antileishmanic	3	Duke, 1992 *
Antilepric	1	Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus.
Antileukemic	8	Duke, 1992 *
Antileukotriene	3	Duke, 1992 *
Antileukotriene-D4	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antilipoperoxidant	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antilithic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antilithic?	1	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antilymphocytic	1	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antilymphomic	3	Duke, 1992 *