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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GAMMA-ELEMENE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-MUUROLENE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| GAMMA-TERPINENE | 11 | Leaf | 35.0 | 290.0 | 0.19 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-TERPINENE | 11 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 1700.0 | -0.70 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GERANIOL | 35 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| GERANIOL | 35 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GERANIOL | 35 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 13000.0 | -1.15 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GERANIOL-ACETATE | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GERANYL-ACETATE | 5 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| GERMACRANOLIDES | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| GUAIJAVERIN | 3 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GUM | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEX-CIS-3-EN-1-OL-O-XYLOSIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | 16.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEXADECANE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| HEXANAL | 5 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| HEXANOL | 3 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| HUMULENE | 2 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOBUTYRIC-ACID | 2 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| ISODOMESTICINE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| ISOQUERCITRIN | 22 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antimalarial | 8 | Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of the Tropics. Leeuwenberg, A.J.M., ed. Pudoc, Wageningen. 1987. |
| Antimange | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimelanogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimelanomic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimenorrhagic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antimetastatic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimetastatic (Stomach) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimigraine | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimite | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimitotic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| AntiMS | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antimutagenic | 21 | Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health. Antioxidants & Cancer Prevention. Huang, M.T., Ho, C.T. and Lee, C.Y. eds. 1992. ACS Symposium Series 507.ACS, Washington 402 pp. |
| Antimyocarditic | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 199. |
| Antinephritic | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antineuralgic | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antineuritic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinitrosaminic | 6 | Ki Soon Rhee. Oilseed Food Ingredients Used To Minimize Oxidative Flavor Deterioration in Meat Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.18. |
| Antinitrosating | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinociceptive | 7 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiobesity | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |