BAYLEAF, LAUREL (Laurus nobilis L.)

BAYLEAF, LAUREL (Laurus nobilis L.)

Activities (Bayleaf) — Abortifacient (f; SPI); Allergenic (1; CRC; PH2); Analgesic (f; CRC);
Antibacterial (1; APA; CRC); Antipyretic (f; APA); Antirheumatic (f; PHR); Antiseptic (1; HHB;
CRC; PH2); Antiviral (1; APA); Aperitif (1; APA; CRC); Bitter (f; HHB); Carminative (1; APA;
CRC; HHB; JFM); Cholagogue (f; PNC); Diaphoretic (f; APA; CRC; PNC; SPI); Digestive (f;
JFM); Diuretic (f; CRC; HHB); Emetic (f; CRC); Emmenagogue (f; APA; CRC; HHB; JFM);
Fungicide (1; APA; CRC); Gastrotonic (f; CRC; JFM); Hepatotonic (f; CRC); Hypotensive (1;
APA); Insectifuge (1; PH2); Molluscicide (f; PH2); Narcotic (1; CRC); Nervine (f; CRC);
Parasiticide (1; HHB); Rubefacient (1; PHR; PH2); Sedative (1; APA; CRC; JFM); Stimulant (f;
CRC; PNC); Stomachic (f; CRC; PNC); Tonic (f; SPI).
Indications (Bayleaf) — Amenorrhea (f; CRC; SPI); Anorexia (1; APA; CRC); Arthrosis (f;
APA); Bacteria (1; APA; CRC; HHB); Bruise (f; APA); Bug Bite (f; APA); Cancer (f; CRC;
JLH); Cancer, anus (f; JLH); Cancer, eye (f; CRC; JLH); Cancer, face (f; CRC; JLH); Cancer,
joint (f; CRC; JLH); Cancer, liver (f; CRC; JLH); Cancer, mouth (f; JLH); Cancer, parotid (f;
CRC; JLH); Cancer, spleen (f; CRC; JLH); Cancer, stomach (f; CRC; JLH); Cancer, testicle
(f; CRC; JLH); Cancer, uterus (f; CRC; JLH); Candida (1; SPI); Colic (f; APA; CRC; SPI);
Condyloma (f; CRC); Cough (f; CRC); Dandruff (f; APA); Deafness (f; JFM); Debility (f; JFM);
Dermatosis (f; APA; SPI); Dyspepsia (1; APA; JFM); Earache (f; CRC); Fever (f; APA; CRC;
PNC; SPI); Fibroid (f; CRC; JLH); Fungus (1; APA; CRC); Gas (1; APA; CRC; HHB; JFM;
SPI); Gastrosis (f; CRC); Hepatosis (f; CRC); High Blood Pressure (1; APA); Hysteria (f; CRC;
SPI); Impostume (f; CRC; JLH); Infection (1; APA; CRC; SPI); Insomnia (1; APA; CRC; JFM);
Mange (f; JFM); Migraine (1; FNF; HAD); Mycosis (1; APA; CRC; SPI); Nervousness (1;
APA; CRC; JFM); Orchosis (f; JLH); Pain (f; APA; CRC); Parasite (1; HHB; SPI); Polyp (f;
CRC); Proctosis (f; JLH); Rheumatism (f; CRC; PHR; PH2; SPI); Sclerosis (f; CRC); Sore (f;
APA; JFM); Spasm (f; CRC); Sprain (f; APA; CRC; WOI); Staphylococcus (1; SPI); Ulcer (f;
JFM); Uterosis (f; JLH); Virus (1; APA); Water Retention (f; CRC; HHB); Wen (f; CRC); Wound
(1; APA).

Dosages (Bayleaf) — 1–2 tsp leaf/cup water to 3 ×/day (APA); 1–2 drops EO added to brandy,
honey, or tea (APA).
Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Bayleaf) — Class 1 (AHP). None known
at proper dosage (PHR). “Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages”
(PH2) (No dosage given, however) (PH2). Leaf and berry oil may cause severe lesions of the
skin. Contact dermatosis from handling leaves or EO reported. Diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting
from excessive doses of the EO may occur. Sesquiterpene lactones (SLs), are aromatic compounds
widely distributed in certain plant families, with highest concentrations generally found
in leaves and flowers. Sheep and cattle poisonings due to SL-containing species have been
reported. Cases of allergic contact dermatosis in humans have also been reported (AEH). There
have been a few unfortunate fatalities to people perforating their intestines with fragmented
laurel leaves. Always remove them from your spaghetti and stew (JAD; TAD). Artemorin,
costunolide, costuslactone, deacetlylaurenobiolide, laurenobiolide, reynosin, santamarin, and
verlorin are 8 alpha-methylene-gamma-butyrolactones documented to be the chief cause of
allergy (contact dermatosis) in Laurus (TAD). With compounds like parthenolide and santamarin,
this shares many of the antimigraine compounds of feverfew

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