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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCIMENE | 2 | Leaf | 100.0 | 340.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OCTADECANE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| P-CYMEN-8-OL | 0 | Leaf | 0.0 | 18.0 | -0.06 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-CYMENE | 16 | Leaf | 16.0 | 750.0 | 0.22 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PENTACOSANE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| PENTADECANE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| SABINENE | 5 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| TERPINEN-4-OL | 23 | Leaf | 0.0 | 215.0 | -0.22 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TERPINEN-4-YL-ACETATE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| TERPINOLINE | 0 | Leaf | 0.0 | 100.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TETRACOSANE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| TETRADECANE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| TETROCOSANE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| THUJONE | 17 | Leaf | 0.0 | 16.0 | -0.74 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRANS-3-HEXENOL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| TRANS-LINALOOL-OXIDE | 0 | Leaf | 0.0 | 18.0 | 0.15 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRANS-OCIMENE | 0 | Leaf | 210.0 | 715.0 | 1.55 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRICOSANE | 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. |
| VERBENOL | 0 | Leaf | 0.0 | 16.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Trypsin-Enhancer | 1 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Dec-93. |
| Tumor-Promoter | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Tyrosinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ulcerogenic | 1 | Phytotherapy Research, 4: 93. |
| Varroacide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vasodilator | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vermifuge | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Verrucolytic | 1 | 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 | 2 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Jan-91. |