"Lauraceae" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A family of mainly aromatic evergreen plants in the order Laurales. The laurel family includes 2,200 species in 45 genera and from these are derived medicinal extracts, essential oils, camphor and other products.
| Descriptor ID |
D019770
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.595.400
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Lauraceae" by people in Profiles.
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Jang DS, Cuendet M, Su BN, Totura S, Riswan S, Fong HH, Pezzuto JM, Kinghorn AD. Constituents of the seeds of Hernandia ovigera with inhibitory activity against cyclooxygenase-2. Planta Med. 2004 Oct; 70(10):893-6.
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Hoang VD, Tan GT, Zhang HJ, Tamez PA, Hung NV, Cuong NM, Soejarto DD, Fong HH, Pezzuto JM. Natural anti-HIV agents-part I: (+)-demethoxyepiexcelsin and verticillatol from Litsea verticillata. Phytochemistry. 2002 Feb; 59(3):325-9.