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Plant 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
VERBENONE 5 Plant 10.0 40.0 -0.92 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Dermatitigenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Detoxicant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Diuretic 1 Duke, 1992 *
DNA-Binder 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Edemagenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Embryotoxic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Emetic 2 Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Sep-97.
Enterocontractant 1 J. Aromatherapy 4: 22.
Enterorelaxant 2 J. Aromatherapy 4: 22.
Enterotoxic 1 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Expectorant 6 Duke, 1992 *
FLavor 19 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Fungicide 12 Duke, 1992 *
Fungiphilic 1 J. Agric. Food Chem. 43: 2283.
Fungistat 3 Duke, 1992 *
Fungitoxic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Gastroirritant 1 Martindale's 29th
Gastroprotective 1 Duke, 1992 *
Gram(+)icide 2 Duke, 1992 *
Gram(-)icide 2 Duke, 1992 *