botanical record · discovered
Bayleaf
Laurus nobilis
Bayleaf · Sweet Bay · Grecian Laurel · Bay Laurel · Laurel · Bay · (Echt) loorbeer · Akdeniz defnesi · Alloro · Arel · Bay Leaf Tree · Dail y Cwrw · Diawdwydd · Diodwyd · Echter Lorbeer · Echter Lorbeerbaum (DE); Bay Laurel (EN) · Edel-Lorbeer
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Turkey, Spain, UK, Europe
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Carminative, Colic, Diuretic, Emetic
Science studied: ACETIC-ACID, ALPHA-AMORPHENE, ALLO-AROMADENDRENE, BENZALDEHYDE
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Lauraceae
Scientific name: Laurus nobilis
Common names: Bayleaf, Sweet Bay, Grecian Laurel, Bay Laurel, Laurel, Bay, (Echt) loorbeer, Akdeniz defnesi, Alloro, Arel, Bay Leaf Tree, Dail y Cwrw, Diawdwydd, Diodwyd, Echter Lorbeer, Echter Lorbeerbaum (DE); Bay Laurel (EN), Edel-Lorbeer
POWO: 465049-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone
History
The source record documents this plant in Turkey, Elsewhere, Spain, UK, Europe.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Carminative
- Colic
- Diuretic
- Emetic
- Emmenagogue
- Hysteria
- Nervine
- Spasm
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- Sprain
- Stimulant
- Stomachic
- Wen
- Amenorrhea
- Sudorific
- Apertif
- Bitter-Principle
- Sclerosis(Liver)
- Soap
- Medicine (Veterinary)
- Narcotic
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Turkey
- Elsewhere
- Spain
- UK
- Europe
Documented cultural uses
- Carminative
- Colic
- Diuretic
- Emetic
- Emmenagogue
- Hysteria
- Nervine
- Spasm
- Sprain
- Stimulant
- Stomachic
- Wen
show 8 more documented entries
- Amenorrhea
- Sudorific
- Apertif
- Bitter-Principle
- Sclerosis(Liver)
- Soap
- Medicine (Veterinary)
- Narcotic
Cultural record detail
These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.
- Carminative · Turkey · "
- Colic · Elsewhere · "
- Diuretic · Turkey · "
- Emetic · Turkey · "
- Emmenagogue · Turkey · "
- Hysteria · Turkey · "
- Hysteria · Elsewhere · "
- Nervine · Turkey · "
- Spasm · Turkey · "
- Sprain · Elsewhere · "
- Stimulant · Turkey · "
- Stomachic · Turkey · "
- Stomachic · Elsewhere · "
- Stomachic · Spain · "
- Wen · UK · "
- Amenorrhea · Elsewhere · "
- Sudorific · Turkey · "
- Apertif · Turkey · "
- Bitter-Principle · Elsewhere · "
- Carminative · Elsewhere · "
- Sclerosis(Liver) · Europe · "
- Soap · Elsewhere · "
- Stimulant · Elsewhere · "
- Medicine (Veterinary) · Elsewhere · "
1 additional documented entries remain in the source record.
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
- Acaricidal activity of Laurus nobilis L. against Varroa destructor: nanoemulsion and molecular docking. · 2026 source ↗
- Nanoemulsions of 1,8-cineole, and Eucalyptus globulus and Laurus nobilis essential oils: cytotoxic, antibacterial, and antioxidant activities. · 2026 source ↗
- Comparative phytochemical profile, biological activities, and mechanistic insights of aqueous extracts of Artemisia vulgaris and Laurus nobilis · 2026 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ACETIC-ACID
- ALPHA-AMORPHENE
- ALLO-AROMADENDRENE
- BENZALDEHYDE
- BICYCLOGERMACRENE
- CIS-ALPHA-BISABOLENE
- BETA-BISABOLENE
- BORNYL-ACETATE
- ALPHA-BOURBONENE
- BUTANAL
- BUTANOL
- ALPHA-CADINENE
- GAMMA-CADINENE
- CADINA-3,5-DIENE
- CADINA-1(6),5-DIENE
- CALAMENE
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- CAPRYLIC-ACID
- TRANS-CARVEOL
- CARYOPHYLLENE-OXIDE
- CINNAMIC-ACID
- CINNAMYL-ACETATE
- COPPER
- CUBEBENE
- ALPHA-CUBEBENE
- CUMINYL-ALCOHOL
- CYCLOSATIVENE
- P-CYMENE
- BETA-ELEMENE
- GAMMA-ELEMENE
- ELEMICIN
- ENANTHIC-ACID
- EO
- 1-EPI-BICYCLOSESQUIPHELLANDRENE
- ETHYL-2-METHYL-PROPIONATE
- BETA-EUDESMOL
- EUGENYL-ACETATE
- FORMIC-ACID
- GERANIOL
- GERANYL-ACETATE
- ALPHA-GUAIENE
- ALPHA-GURJUNENE
- HEXANOL
- CIS-3-HEXANOL
- TRANS-2-HEXENAL
- ISOBUTYRIC-ACID
- KAEMPFEROL
- LAURIC-ACID
- LEDENE
- LINOLEIC-ACID
- LINOLENIC-ACID
- CIS-P-MENTHA-2,8-DIEN-1-OL
- METHANOL
- METHYL-CINNAMATE
- 2-METHYLETHYL-2-METHYLPROPIONATE
- TRANS-METHYL-EUGENOL
- 2-METHYL-PROPANOL
- 2-METHYLPROPYL-ACETATE
- 2-METHYL-PROPYL-2-METHYL-PROPIONATE
- ALPHA-MUUROLENE
- MYRTENAL
- MYRTENOL
- NEROL
- NERYL-ACETATE
- TRANS-OCIMENE
- OLEIC-ACID
- PELARGONIC-ACID
- PENTANOL
- PENTYL-ACETATE
- PERILLYL-ALCOHOL
- PHELLANDRAL
- BETA-PHELLANDRENE
- ALPHA-PINENE
- BETA-PINENE
- RUTIN
- SABINENE
- CIS-SABINENE-HYDRATE
- ALPHA-SELINENE
- ALPHA-TERPINENE
- TERPINOLENE
- ALPHA-TERPINYL-ACETATE
- TETRADECANE
- ALPHA-THUJENE
- TOLUENE
- TRIDECANE
- TULIPINOLIDE
- VERLOTORIN
- VIRIDIFLOROL
- ALPHA-YLANGENE
- COSTUNOLIDE
- CYANIDIN
- LEUCOCYANIDIN
- MANGANESE
- 3-METHYL-BUTANAL
- QUERCETIN
- TRANS-SABINENE-HYDRATE
- GAMMA-TERPINENE
- ACETOEUGENOL
- BASSORIN
- BICYCLOSESQUIPHELLANDRENE
- BORON
- BUTYRIC-ACID
- DELTA-3-CARENE
- BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE
- ALPHA-COPAENE
- BETA-CUBEBENE
- DEHYDRO-1,8-CINEOLE
- 2-ETHYL-FURAN
- EUGENOL
- GUM
- CIS-3-HEXENOL
- LAURENOLIDE
- CIS-P-MENTH-2-EN-1-OL
- 3-METHYL-BUTANOL
- GAMMA-MUUROLENE
- NERAL
- CIS-OCIMENE
- PENTANAL
- 1-PENTEN-3-OL
- ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE
- TERPINEN-4-OL
- ALPHA-TERPINYL-FORMATE
- THUJ-2-EN-4-OL
- VALERIANIC-ACID
- METHYL-EUGENOL
- DESACETYLLAURENOBIOLIDE
- REYNOSIN
- 8-ACETOXYCARVOTANACETONE
- ACETONE
- ACTINODAPHNINE
- ARTECANIN
- ARTEMORIN
- BOLDINE
- DELTA-CADINENE
- CAMPESTEROL
- CAPROIC-ACID
- CATECHINS
- CITRAL
- 1,8-CINEOLE
- CUMAMBRIN-A
- CUMAMBRIN-B
- DEACETYLLAURENOBIOLIDE
- DEACETYLMATRICARIN
- 3,4-DIMETHOXY-ALLYL-BENZENE
- DEHYDROCOSTUS-LACTONE
- DIHYDROPARTHENOLIDE
- EREMANTHIN
- ETHYL-PENTANOATE
- GERMACRANOLIDES
- HEXADECANE
- HEXANAL
- ISODOMESTICINE
- LAUNDOBINE
- LAURENOBIOLIDE
- 2-METHYL-BUTANAL
- 2-METHYL-PROPIONIC-ACID
- METHYL-HEPTENONE
- MYRCENE
- NANDIGERINE
- (Z)-P-MENTH-2-EN-1-OL
- NEOLITSINE
- PARTHENOLIDE
- PENTANOIC-ACID
- E-PINOCARVEOL
- PHENYLHYDRAZINE
- PHYTOSTEROLS
- PINOCARVONE
- PIPERIDINE
- PROANTHOCYANIDINS
- PROPIONIC-ACID
- RETICULINE
- RIDENTIN-B
- ROTHIN-B
- SALICYLATES
- SANTAMARINE
- BETA-SELINENE
- BETA-SITOSTEROL
- (E)-SABINENE-HYDRATE
- ALPHA-TERPINEOL
- VISCIDULIN-C
- BORNEOL
- CAMPHENE
- CAMPHOR
- CARVONE
- CARYOPHYLLENE
- LIMONENE
- LINALOOL
- 4-TERPINEOL
- ACETYL-EUGENOL
- ALPHA-CARYOPHYLLENE
- ALPHA-TERPINEOL ACETATE
- ALPHA-TERPINOLENE
- ASTRAGALIN
- BETA-MYRCENE
- BORNEOL-ACETATE
- CAFFEIC-ACID
- CAR-3-ENE
- CARVACROL
- CINNAMIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER
- CIS-THUJ-2-EN-4-OL
- DOCOSAN-1-OL-TETRADECANOATE
- ESTRAGOLE
- EUGENOL-ACETATE
- EUGENOL-METHYL-ETHER
- GERANIOL-ACETATE
- GUAIJAVERIN
- HEX-CIS-3-EN-1-OL-O-XYLOSIDE
- HUMULENE
- ISOQUERCITRIN
- JUGLANIN
- KAEMPFEROL-3-O-ALPHA-L-(2'',4''-CIS-P-COUMAROYL)-RHAMNOSIDE
- KAEMPFEROL-3-O-ALPHA-L-(2''-TRANS-P-COUMAROYL)-RHAMNOSIDE
- KAEMPFEROL-3-O-ALPHA-L-(3'',4''-DI-TRANS-P-COUMAROYL)-RHAMNOSIDE
- KAEMPFEROL-3-O-ALPHA-L-GALACTOSIDE
- KAEMPFEROL-3-O-ALPHA-L-RHAMNOSIDE
- KAEMPFEROL-3-O-BETA-D-RUTINOSIDE
- LAUNOBINE
- LAURENONIOLIDE
- LINALOOL-ACETATE
- MANNITOL
- N-DECANE
- N-NONANE
- N-UNDECANE
- P-COUMARIC-ACID
- PROCYANIDIN-B-2
- PROCYANIDIN-B-4
- PROCYANIDIN-B-5
- PROCYANIDIN-B-7
- QUERCETIN-3-O-ALPHA-L-GALACTOSIDE
- QUERCITRIN
- SANTAMARIN
- SCHIZANDRASIDE
- SPATHULENOL
- TERPINEOL
- TERPINYL-ACETATE
- THYMOL
- TRANS-PINOCARVEOL
- (+)-ACTINODAPHNINE
- (+)-N-METHYL-ACTINODAPHNINE
- (+)-BOLDINE
- (+)-CATECHIN
- (-)-EPICATECHIN
- (-)-EPIGALLOCATECHIN
- (+)-CRYPTODORINE
- (+)-ISODOMESTICINE
- (+)-NOR-ISODOMESTICINE
- (+)-GALLOCATECHIN
- (+)-LAUNOBINE
- (+)-LIMONENE
- (+)-LINALOOL
- (-)-LINALOOL
- (+)-NANDIGERINE
- (+)-NEOLITSINE
- (-)-ALPHA-PINENE
- (-)-BETA-PINENE
- (+)-RETICULINE
- (-)-ALPHA-TERPINEOL
- 11-HYDROXYTRIACONTAN-9-ONE
- N-TRIDECANE
- ZALUZANIN-D
- FAT
- PALMITIC-ACID
- TRILAURIN
Legality
No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.
Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.
Reference images
Sources
Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP
World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0
show claim source mapping
- identity · DH-SRC-0030
- documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
- compounds · DH-SRC-0030
- taxonomy · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- common_names · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- countries · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- wfo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0003 · source ↗
- cultural_records · DH-SRC-0030 · source ↗
- powo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0001 · source ↗
- wcvp_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0002 · source ↗
CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
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