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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Antiradicular | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antirheumatalgic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antirheumatic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antirhinitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antisalmonella | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiseptic | 16 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antishock | 2 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Antisinusitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antispasmodic | 14 | Fitoterapia No.59-1984. |
| Antistaphylococcic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antistreptococcic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antithromboxane | 1 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Jul-87. |
| AntiTNF | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitubercular | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor | 8 | Zheng, G-Q., Kenney, P.M., and Lam, L.K.T. Sesquiterpenes From Clove (Eugenia caryophyllata) As Potential Anticarcinogenic Agents. Journal of Natural Products 55(7): 999-1003, 1992. |
| Antitumor (Breast) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Colon) | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Liver) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Pancreas) | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Prostate) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |