Steinmetz:Laurus

From Metabolomics.JP
Jump to: navigation, search
General Index
(総索引)
Medicinal Effect
(薬効一覧)

Contents


Laurus nobilis

Also known as (or relevant to)
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

Personal tools
Namespaces

Variants
Actions
Navigation
metabolites
Toolbox