Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.11-03-2021

West indian bay tree

Plant

English

West indian bay tree, Bay rum, Bayrumtree, Ciliment, West indian bay

Latin

Pimenta racemosa (Miller) J.W. Moore

Plantparts

Bough, foliage, Oil of leaves, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Ache, Aches, Acute coryza, Acute viral nasopharyngitis, Analgesic, Anodyne, Antalgic, Anti-arteriosclerotic, Anti-atherosclerotic, Arteriosclerosis, Arteriosclerotic vascular disease, Atherosclerosis, Calmative, Calming of nerves, Carminative, Carminativum, chill, Chills, Chronic pain, Clears gas, cold, colds, common cold, Cough, Coughing, Coughs, Cutaneous conditions, dermatological, dermatological complaints, Dermatosis, Fart, Flatulence, flatulency, flatus, Gas, Hardening of the arteries, hardning of the arteries, Head colds, intestinal gas, Pain, painful disorders, painkiller, pain relief, pain-relieving, Pains, pains in general, pain stilling, relaxes the nervous system, sedative, skin disease, Skin diseases, skin disorders, skin problems in general, soothe, soothes nerves, Soothing, Tranquilizer, Tranquilliser, tranquillizer, Used in the treatment of cough, wind

Other uses

deters insects, hair lotion, hair tonic, hair wash, Insecticidal, Insecticide, Insectifuge, Insect repellent, repels insects

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical used in French Guiana, Phytomedical use in the Guianas (Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana)

Ingredients

 (e)-Ocimene, (e,E)-Alpha-Farnesene, (z)-Ocimene, 2,3-Dehydro-1,8-Cineole, 3-Octanol, Alpha-Cadinene, Alpha-Pinene, Alpha-Terpineol, Beta-Pinene, camphor, Caryophyllene, Caryophyllene Oxide, Cis-3-Hexen-1-Ol, Cis-Alpha-Farnesene, Citral, Docosane, essential oil, Estragole, eucalyptol, eugenol, Furfural, Geranial, Geraniol, Geranyl acetate, Heptadecane, Hexacosane, Hexadecane, Hexanol, Humulene, Icosane, Isoeugenol, limonene, linalool, Methyl eugenol, Monoterpene, myrcene, Neral, Nerol, Neryl acetate, Ocimene, Octadecane, P-Cymen-8-Ol, P-Cymene, Pentacosan, Pentadecane, Sabinene, Terpinen-4-Ol, terpinene, Tetracosane, Tetradecane, thujone, Trans-Ocimene, Tricosane, Tridecane, Verbenol, Α-Phellandrene, Β-phellandrene, Γ-Cadinene, Γ-Terpinene, Δ-cadinene

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn1034

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