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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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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
Larvicide 2 *
Laxative 2 *
Lipolytic 1 *
Molluscicide 1 *
Mosquitofuge 1 *
Motor-Depressant 3 Buchbauer et al, e.g.Buchbauer et al,1993.Therapeutic properties of essential oils and fragrances. Chap.12 in Teranishi,R, Buttery,R.G and Sugisawa,H. Eds. Bioactive Volatile Compounds from Plants. ACS Symposium Series 525. Amer. Chem. Soc., Washington DC
Mutagenic 1 *
Mycobactericide 1 *
Myorelaxant 5 Fitoterapia No.61: 254, 1990.
Narcotic 2 Merck 11th Edition
Nematicide 12 Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
Neurotoxic 3 R.J. Hixtable (Huxtable, R.J. (as T. Max). 1992. This and That:The Essential Pharmacology of Herbs and Spices. Tips 13:15-20 Huxtable, R.J. 1992b. The Myth of Benficent Nature. The Risk of Herbal Preparations. Anns. Intern. Med. 117(2):165-6; Huxtable, R.
NO-Genic 1 *
Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor 1 *
Ozone-Scavenger 1 *
P450-2B1-Inhibitor 3 *
P450-Inducer 2 *
Pediculicide 2 Merck 11th Edition
Perfume 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Perfumery 20 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.