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Common Names
Cherry Laurel
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENZALDEHYDE | 24 | Leaf | 413.0 | 456.0 | 0.24 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BENZYL-ALCOHOL | 9 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAFFEIC-ACID | 102 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYANIDIN | 7 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EO | 0 | Leaf | not available | 500.0 | -0.97 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Seed | 250000.0 | 450000.0 | 0.97 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUCOSE | 7 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUCOSIDES | 0 | Leaf | not available | 15000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HCN | 9 | Leaf | not available | 1200.0 | -0.36 | Duke, 1992 * |
| HCN | 9 | Seed | not available | 340.0 | -0.39 | Duke, 1992 * |
| KAEMPFEROL | 75 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINOLENIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | 3300.0 | 3960.0 | -0.51 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANDELONITRILE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRISTIC-ACID | 6 | Seed | 450.0 | 540.0 | -0.29 | Duke, 1992 * |
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Seed | 18350.0 | 22020.0 | -0.80 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-COUMARIC-ACID | 25 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Seed | 2475.0 | 2970.0 | -0.64 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Seed | not available | 31000.0 | -1.80 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PRULAURASIN | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PRUNASIN | 2 | Leaf | 14000.0 | 15000.0 | 1.41 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Bradycardiac | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Bronchosedative | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Calcium-Antagonist | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Calmodulin-Antagonist | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| cAMP-Phosphodiesterase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cancer-Preventive | 8 | Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. |
| Candidicide | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Capillariprotective | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Carcinogenic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardioprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiotonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Catabolic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Chelator | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Chemopreventive | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cholagogue | 1 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| Choleretic | 5 | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| Clastogenic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| CNS-Active | 1 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| CNS-Depressant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Co-carcinogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |