Claim · model-written summary
Andrographolide and Eucalyptol were primary compounds in bay leaf extract.
- Taxon
- Laurus nobilis
Laurus nobilise0 - Outcome
- Andrographolide and Eucalyptole0
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleTreatmentComparatorSettingDirectionValueQualifier
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“Laurus nobilis demonstrated lower, but notable, insecticidal activity, with Andrographolide and Eucalyptol as primary compounds.”
Title
Mudashir Kijan Abdulbaki; Ibitoye Olufisayo; Mariam Raji; et al. Journal of Food Innovation, Nutrition, and Environmental Sciences 2025. doi:10.70851/jfines.2025.2(4).232.242
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- Intervention effect Clove and onion extracts each achieved 100% adult pest mortality at 15% within 72 hours.
- Intervention effect Clove extract significantly reduced seed damage in stored maize.
- Intervention effect Clove extract suppressed F1 progeny emergence of the pest.
- Observation Bay leaf extract had lower but notable insecticidal activity.
- Observation GC-MS found phenolic compounds and terpenes abundant in clove extract.
- Observation Catechol and Ethyl alpha-d-glucopyranoside were major constituents of onion extract.