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

Common Names

California Bay

How this plant is used

Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
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	Duke, 1992 *
3,4-DIMETHOXY-ALLYL-BENZENE	0	Leaf	not available	2530.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ALPH-P-DIMETHYLSTYRENE	0	Plant	70.0	280.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-HUMULENE	2	Plant	45.0	180.0	0.98	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE	11	Plant	20.0	80.0	-0.61	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PINENE	28	Plant	360.0	1440.0	0.54	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-SANTALENE	0	Plant	10.0	40.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-SELINENE	3	Plant	10.0	40.0	-0.10	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TERPINENE	13	Plant	70.0	720.0	0.58	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TERPINEOL	23	Plant	240.0	960.0	0.26	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TERPINYL-ACETATE	0	Plant	240.0	960.0	2.32	Duke, 1992 *
BENZALDEHYDE	24	Plant	70.0	280.0	1.50	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-BISABOLENE	6	Plant	10.0	40.0	-0.51	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-ELEMENE	5	Plant	280.0	1120.0	3.67	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-PHELLANDRENE	3	Plant	10.0	40.0	-0.45	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-PINENE	13	Plant	230.0	920.0	0.56	Duke, 1992 *
CITRONELLOL	15	Plant	10.0	40.0	-0.65	Duke, 1992 *
DELTA-TERPINEOL	0	Plant	20.0	80.0	-0.48	Duke, 1992 *
EO	0	Essential Oil	not available	46900.0	0.26	Duke, 1992 *
EO	0	Stem	5600.0	11300.0	0.09	Duke, 1992 *

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List of plant activities.
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Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
CNS-Stimulant	3	Duke, 1992 *
Coleopterifuge	1	Duke, 1992 *
Coleoptophile	1	Duke, 1992 *
Controlled	1	HerbalGram No. 20, page 15.
Convulsant	1	Duke, 1992 *
Corrosive	1	Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Counterirritant	3	Martindale's 29th
COX-1-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
COX-2-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Culicide	1	Duke, 1992 *
Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Cytochrome-P450-Inducer	2	Duke, 1992 *
Cytochrome-P450-Inhibitor	1	Pizzorno, J. 1998. Total Wellness. Prima Health, a division of Prima.
Cytochrome-P488-Inducer	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.
Cytotoxic	1	Phytotherapy Research, 4: 93.
Decongestant	1	Duke, 1992 *
Degranulant	1	Duke, 1992 *
Dentifrice	2	Martindale's 29th
Deodorant	2	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Dermal	1	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.