Laurus nobilis, laurel tree - magic-plants ethnobotany

Laurus nobilis, laurel tree

Botanical names: Laurus nobilis,		Lauraceae
Common names English: laurel tree, laurel, bay laurel, sweet bay, bay tree, true laurel, Grecian laurel Spanish: laurel, lauro French: laurier, laurier vrai, laurier-sauce German: Echter Lorbeer, Gewürzlorbeer
Active constituents: lauric acid, essential oils consisting of eucalyptol, terpenes, terpinyl acetate, sesquiterpenes, methyleugenol, pinenes, phellandrene, linalool, geraniol, terpineol

Laurus nobilis, laurel tree

illustration from Koehler's medicinal plants