Phytochemical and Pharmacological Review on Laurus Nobilis

Abstract

Laurus nobilis is traded as sweet bay leaf, and true, Roman, or Turkish laurel. It is small evergreen tree of lauraceae family. Chemically it has found to contain sesquiterpene lactones such as 10epigazaniolide, Gazaniolide, spirafolide, costunolide, Reynosin, santamarine, flavonoid glycosides, essential oil. It has been reported to possess wound healing, neuroprotective, antioxidant, antiulcerogenic, anticonvulsant, antimutagenic, antiviral, anticholinergic, antibacterial, antifungal activities. This review highlighted some Phytochemical and Pharmacological aspect of Laurus nobilis which will be useful to the researcher for further study.