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Common Names
Bayrum Tree; West Indian Bay
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIS-3-HEXENOL | 1 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| CIS-ALPHA-FARNESENE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| CITRAL | 53 | Leaf | 8000.0 | 31200.0 | 1.00 | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| COPAENE | 1 | Leaf | 20.0 | 70.0 | 1.54 | Duke, 1992 * |
| DELTA-CADINENE | 9 | Leaf | 0.0 | 145.0 | 0.17 | Duke, 1992 * |
| DELTA-ELEMENE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| DOCOSANE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| EICOSANE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| EO | 0 | Leaf | 7500.0 | 39000.0 | 2.42 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ESTRAGOLE | 12 | Leaf | 18.0 | 10745.0 | 0.19 | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENOL | 76 | Leaf | 16.0 | 21840.0 | 1.75 | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENOL-METHYL-ETHER | 5 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| FURFUROL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| GAMMA-CADINENE | 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 | Plant | 0.0 | 16.0 | -0.53 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GERANIAL | 13 | Leaf | 0.0 | 18090.0 | 2.64 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GERANIC-ACID | 0 | Leaf | 0.0 | 160.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GERANIOL | 35 | Leaf | 0.0 | 560.0 | 0.03 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GERANYL-ACETATE | 5 | Leaf | 80.0 | 270.0 | 0.41 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GERMACRENE-D | 2 | Leaf | 0.0 | 55.0 | -0.48 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| (-)-Chronotropic | 1 | Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. |
| (-)-Inotropic | 1 | Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. |
| Abortifacient | 1 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| Acaricide | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACE-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AChE-Inhibitor | 1 | Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8. |
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allelochemic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allelopathic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allergenic | 12 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Analgesic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anesthetic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anthelmintic | 3 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antiacetylcholinesterase | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiacne | 6 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Antiadenomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiaflatoxin | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiaggregant | 3 | Laekeman, G.M., Van Hoof, L., Haemers, A., Vanden Berghe, D.A., Herman, A.G., and Vlietinck, A.J. Eugenol a Valuable Compound for In Vitro Experimental Research and Worthwhile for Further In Vivo Investigation. Phytotherapy Research 4(3): 93, 1990. |
| Antiallergenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiallergic | 4 | J. Food Hyg. Soc. Jap. 33(6): 569. |