Dafnah

Dafnah
	Daun dan kuncup bunga Laurus nobilis
Klasifikasi ilmiah
Kerajaan:	Plantae
Klad:	Tracheophyta
Klad:	Angiospermae
Klad:	Magnoliid
Ordo:	Laurales
Famili:	Lauraceae
Genus:	Laurus
Spesies:	L. nobilis
Nama binomial
	Laurus nobilis; L.

Dafnah atau salam sebrang adalah sebuah pohon hijau abadi aromatik atau perdu besar berdaun hijau yang berasal dari kawasan Mediterania. Tumbuhan tersebut merupakan salah satu tumbuhan yang digunakan untuk perasa daun salam dalam memasak. Laurus nobilis berpengaruh dalam sejarah Alkitab, Romawi, dan Yunani klasik.

Referensi

De Cleene, Marcel; Lejeune, Marie Claire (2003). Compendium of symbolic and ritual plants in Europe, Volume 1. Man & Culture. OCLC 482791069.
Green, Aliza (2006). Field Guide to Herbs & Spices. Philadelphia: Quirk Books. ISBN 1-59474-082-8. Diakses tanggal 2010-12-31.
Nayak, S; Nalabothu, P; Sandiford, S; Bhogadi, V; Adogwa, A (2006). "Evaluation of wound healing activity of Allamanda cathartica. L. and Laurus nobilis. L. extracts on rats". BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 6: 12. doi:10.1186/1472-6882-6-12. PMC 1456996 . PMID 16597335.
Wood, Jamie; Steinke, Lisa (2010). The Faerie's Guide to Green Magick from the Garden. New York: Random House. ISBN 1-58761-354-9. Diakses tanggal 2010-12-31.
Vaughan, John Griffith; Geissler, Catherine (2009). The New Oxford Book of Food Plants. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-954946-X. Diakses tanggal 2010-12-31.

Contoh aktivitas biologi Laurus nobilis

Simic, M; Kundaković, T; Kovacević, N (September 2003). "Preliminary assay on the antioxidative activity of Laurus nobilis extracts". Fitoterapia. 74 (6): 613–6. doi:10.1016/S0367-326X(03)00143-6. PMID 12946729.
Sayyah, M.; Saroukhani, G.; Peirovi, A.; Kamalinejad, M. (August 2003). "Analgesic and anti-inflammatory activity of the leaf essential oil of Laurus nobilis Linn". Phytother Res. 17 (7): 733–6. doi:10.1002/ptr.1197. PMID 12916069.
Sayyah, M; Valizadeh, J; Kamalinejad, M (April 2002). "Anticonvulsant activity of the leaf essential oil of Laurus nobilis against pentylenetetrazole- and maximal electroshock-induced seizures". Phytomedicine. 9 (3): 212–6. doi:10.1078/0944-7113-00113. PMID 12046861.
Talmud Bavli; Pessachim 56a: Laurel extract is used as part of a mixture to assist in grafting Palm trees.

Pranala luar

Hogan, C.Michael (2010). "Laurus Nobilis L". Encyclopedia of Life. Diakses tanggal 2010-12-30.
MeSH: Laurus – Laurus nobilis (Bay Laurel)
MeSH: 3-oxo-eudesma-1,4(15),11(13)triene-12,6alpha-olide [Substance Name]
MeSH: anhydroperoxycostunolide [Substance Name]
MeSH: magnolialide [Substance Name]
PubMed search: "Laurus"[MAJR]
PubMed search: "anhydroperoxycostunolide" OR "magnolialide" OR "3-oxo-eudesma-1,4(15),11(13)triene-12,6alpha-olide"
Panza E, Tersigni M, Iorizzi M, Zollo F, De Marino S, Festa C, Napolitano M, Castello G, Ialenti A, Ianaro A; Tersigni; Iorizzi; Zollo; De Marino; Festa; Napolitano; Castello; Ialenti; Ianaro (2011). "Lauroside B, a megastigmane glycoside from Laurus nobilis (bay laurel) leaves, induces apoptosis in human melanoma cell lines by inhibiting NF-κB activation". J Nat Prod. 74 (2): 228–233. doi:10.1021/np100688g. PMID 21188975.
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