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Non-scientific name:

sweet bay

2 Accepted name(s) for "sweet bay":

Accepted name
Magnolia virginiana L.
Laurus nobilis L.

12 Medicinal source(s) include this non-scientific name:

Medicinal sources: Scientific names as used in medicinal source: MPNS matched scientific names: Accepted name: Trade forms: Plant parts:
GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Magnolia virginiana L. Magnolia virginiana L. Magnolia virginiana L.
Native American Ethnobot.(Moerman, 1998) Magnolia virginiana L. Magnolia virginiana L. Magnolia virginiana L.
U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009) Magnolia virginiana L. Magnolia virginiana L. Magnolia virginiana L.
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Laurus nobilis L. Laurus nobilis L. Laurus nobilis L.
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Laurus nobilis L. Laurus nobilis L. Laurus nobilis L.
Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Laurus nobilis Laurus nobilis L. Laurus nobilis L. fruit
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) Laurus nobilis L. Laurus nobilis L. Laurus nobilis L.
ISO 4720:2009 Essential Oils: Nomenclature (2009) Laurus nobilis L. Laurus nobilis L. Laurus nobilis L. essential oil leaf
GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Laurus nobilis L. Laurus nobilis L. Laurus nobilis L.
SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999) Laurus nobilis L. Laurus nobilis L. Laurus nobilis L.
Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Laurus nobilis Linn. Laurus nobilis L. Laurus nobilis L. oil leaves, berry, fruit
Healing Potential of Med. Pl., Palestine (Ali-Shtayeh et al., 2000) Laurus nobilis L. Laurus nobilis L. Laurus nobilis L.
National List of Med. Pl. in Palestine (Ali-Shtayeh et al., 2014) Laurus nobilis L. Laurus nobilis L. Laurus nobilis L.

42 Non-scientific name(s) associated with "sweet bay":

Non-scientific names: Class of name: Medicinal sources:
alloro Other Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
bay Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
bay laurel Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
bay tree Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
bay-leaf laurel Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
daphni Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
gekkeiju Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
grecian laurel Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
habb-ul-ghaar Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
lager Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
laurel Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
National List of Med. Pl. in Palestine (Ali-Shtayeh et al., 2014)
SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
laurel magnolia Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
lauri aetheroleum Pharmaceutical Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
lauri folia Pharmaceutical Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
lauri fructus Pharmaceutical Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
laurier Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
laurier d'appolon Other Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
laurier doux Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
laurier noble Other ISO 4720:2009 Essential Oils: Nomenclature (2009)
lorbeer Other Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
lorbeerbaum Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
lorbeerstrauch Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
loureiro Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
louro Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
louro-comum Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
louro-de-apolônio Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
louro-europeu Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
lǎo lì ér Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
magnolia glauca Other U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
swamp bay Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
swamp-laurel Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
sweet magnolia Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
true bay Other Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
true laurel Other Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
virginiamagnolia Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
yue gui Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
yuè guì Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
yuè guì zǐ Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
‫غار‬ Other National List of Med. Pl. in Palestine (Ali-Shtayeh et al., 2014)
月桂 Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
月桂子 Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
老利儿 Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)