Pimenta racemosa

Bay Oil. Steam distillation of the leaves of the tree Pimenta racemosa (Mill) which is indigenous to certain islands of the West Indies, particularly Dominica and Puerto Rico, is called bay or bay leaf oil. The same source was used in the past to produce Bay Rum in which mm was distilled over the leaves. Bay oil [8006-78-8] is a yellowish to dark brown mobile Hquid with a fresh-spicy, sometimes medicinal odor with a lasting sweet-balsamic undertone. The oil finds extensive use in hair tonics, after-shave lotions as well as other men s-type fragrances. There is Htde or no use by the flavor industry. The range of components for a number of bay leaf oils is shown in Table 25 (66). [Pg.321]

Bay oil is obtained by steam distillation of the leaves of Pimenta racemosa (Miller) Moore (Myrtaceae). It is a dark brown liquid with a strong, spicy, clovelike odor. [Pg.177]

Bay Pimenta racemosa Moore Eugenol (44-56), myrcene (20-30), chavicol (8-11)... [Pg.81]

Bay Oil There are three major types of bay oil in the world (1) California Bay (Umbelluria californica) which grows in California and Oregon, (2) West Indian Bay Pimenta racemosa) from the (where else) West Indies of the Caribbean (mainly the Dominican Republic) and... [Pg.120]

Bay Oil As was described in the Chavicol Section, there are three main types of bay trees (1) CaliforniaBay (Umbelluria califomica), (2) West Indian Bay Pimenta racemosa) and (3) Sweet Bay or Bay Laurel Lauras nohilis). A lot of people refer to Bay Laurel simply as Laurel, and the oil from it as laurel leaf oil. Bay Laurel is chiefly grown in the countries of the Mediterranean. [Pg.128]

Synonyms Bay leaf oil Bay leaves, West Indian, oil Bay oil Myrica oil Pimenta acris Pimenta acris oil Pimenta racemosa oil West Indian bay leaf oil... [Pg.404]

Bay Pimenta racemosa Moore Myrtaceae Leaf Cult LQ... [Pg.60]

Pimenta dioica), sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum), holy basil (Ocimum tenuiflorum), baymm tree Pimenta racemosa), carnation Dianthus caryophyllus), and cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum) [13]. [Pg.4003]

P. trachyllophus, 868, 869, 871 Pilosinine, 869 Pimenta racemosa, 4121 Pimpinella affinis, 2986 PIN. See Prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PIN)... [Pg.4222]

Bay oil Pimenta racemosa Leaf SD Eugenol, myrcene, chavicol... [Pg.397]

There are several botanicals known under the name of bay. For example. West Indian bay is Pimenta racemosa (Mill.) J. W. Moore, and California bay is Umbellularia californica Nutt. The word bay in the literature may refer to any one of these botanicals, among others. [Pg.76]

Source Pimenta racemosa (Mill.) J. W. Moore (syn. P. acris Kostel) (Eamily Myrtaceae). [Pg.78]

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