Steinmetz:Laurus

General Index (総索引)

Medicinal Effect (薬効一覧)

Laurus nobilis

Also known as (or relevant to) Laurus nobilis Family Lauraceae English Names Laurel tree Bay Laurel Sweet Laurel tree Grecian Laurel Sweet Bay Natural Habitat Greece Mediterranean countries Italy Jugoslavia North Africa Syria Asia Minor California Part(s) Used Fructus Lauri = Baccae Lauri Folia Lauri nobilis Oleum Lauri aethereum Oleum Lauri pingue (expressum)

Constituent(s) berry: laurostearin laurin essential oil fixed oil resin starch sugar bassorin; leaf: essential oil fixed oil resin tannin mucilage bitter principle Action berry: anti-hysterical nervine appetising aromatic the fresh berries are used in making Oleum Lauri expressum; leaf: stimulant stomachic carminative emetic diuretic sudorific emmenagogue antispasmodic used for seasoning; essential oil; nervine stimulant; fatty oil; used in ointments Oleum Lauri aethereum is produced from the leaves and the berries

Links

• Information in Von Esenbeck's book