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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Umbellularia californica (Lauraceae)

Common Names
California Bay
How this plant is used
Medicinal
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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
1,8-CINEOLE 67 Plant 2340.0 9360.0 2.07 *
3,4-DIMETHOXY-ALLYL-BENZENE 0 Leaf 2530.0 *
ALPH-P-DIMETHYLSTYRENE 0 Plant 70.0 280.0 *
ALPHA-HUMULENE 2 Plant 45.0 180.0 0.98 *
ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE 11 Plant 20.0 80.0 -0.61 *
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Plant 360.0 1440.0 0.54 *
ALPHA-SANTALENE 0 Plant 10.0 40.0 *
ALPHA-SELINENE 3 Plant 10.0 40.0 -0.10 *
ALPHA-TERPINENE 13 Plant 70.0 720.0 0.58 *
ALPHA-TERPINEOL 23 Plant 240.0 960.0 0.26 *
ALPHA-TERPINYL-ACETATE 0 Plant 240.0 960.0 2.32 *
BENZALDEHYDE 24 Plant 70.0 280.0 1.50 *
BETA-BISABOLENE 6 Plant 10.0 40.0 -0.51 *
BETA-ELEMENE 5 Plant 280.0 1120.0 3.67 *
BETA-PHELLANDRENE 3 Plant 10.0 40.0 -0.45 *
BETA-PINENE 13 Plant 230.0 920.0 0.56 *
CITRONELLOL 15 Plant 10.0 40.0 -0.65 *
DELTA-TERPINEOL 0 Plant 20.0 80.0 -0.48 *
EO 0 Essential Oil 46900.0 0.26 *
EO 0 Stem 5600.0 11300.0 0.09 *
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List of plant activities.
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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 *
Acaricide 6 *
ACE-Inhibitor 3 *
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 3 Okamura, K., Iwakami, S., Matsunaga, T. 1992. Biological Activity of Monoterpenes from Trees. Toyama-Ken Yakuji Kenkyusho Nenpo, (20): 95-101.
Allelochemic 4 *
Allelopathic 3 *
Allergenic 10 *
Analgesic 4 Merck 11th Edition
Ancylostomicide 1 Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus.
Anesthetic 6 *
Ankylostomacide 1 Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus.
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 5 *
Antiacne 4 Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
Antiadenomic 1 *
Antiaggregant 3 Phytotherapy Research, 4: 93.
Antiallergic 2 J. Food Hyg. Soc. Jap. 33(6): 569.