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Botanical Name |
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Laurus nobilis |
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Common Name |
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Bay Laurel, Laurel Essential Oil |
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CAS # |
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8007-48-5 |
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Plant Parts Used |
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Berries |
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Extraction Method |
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Steam Distillation |
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Color & Odor |
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Pale yellow, greenish yellow, or olive green, with a
fresh medicinal, but pleasantly spicy and warm aroma |
Description :
Laurel Berry oil is pale yellow, greenish yellow, or olive green, with a
fresh medicinal, but pleasantly spicy and warm aroma, reminiscent of myrtle,
juniperberry, hyssop, and similar oils.
Constituents & Specifications :
Terpenes, sesquiterpenes, alcohols, and ketones
Properties :
It is anti-rheumatic, antiseptic, bactericidal, diaphoretic, digestive,
diuretic, emmenagogue, fungicidal, hypotensive, stomachic, sedative
Benefits & Uses :
- It is useful in dyspepsia, flatulence, loss of appetite, scanty
periods, colds, flu, tonsillitis, viral infections etc.
- Laurel Berry oil has been used as an insect repellant, a spice oil,
and a culinary herb oil.