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BAY, WEST INDIAN
Source: Pimenta racemosa (Mill.) J. W.
Moore (syn. P. acris Kostel) (Family
Myrtaceae).
Common/vernacular names: Bay, bay rum
tree, myrcia, and West Indian bay.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Tree with leathery leaves, up to about 8 m
high; native to the West Indies; cultivated in
Venezuela, Puerto Rico, and the Caribbean
Islands. Part used is the leaf from which a
volatile oil (commonly called bay oil or
Myrcia oil) is obtained by steam distillation,
with yield of up to 3.9% reported.^1
Although sometimes also referred to as bay
leaf in the literature, the commonly used
domestic spice is sweet bay (Laurus nobilis),
not West Indian bay.
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
The main components of bay oil are euge-
nol (up to 56%), chavicol (up to 22%),
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