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Bay Laurel Laurus nobilis

Bay leaves

Common Names

Bay Laurel , Sweet Bay, True Laurel

Botanical Name

Laurus nobilis

Family

LAURACEAE

Bay Laurel Medicinal Properties & Benefits
Common Uses:	Aches & Pains * Bruises/Sprains * Migraine Headache * Toothache/Earache *
Properties:	Stimulant* Analgesic* Nervine*
Parts Used:	Leaves, fruit, oil
Constituents:	the volatile oil contains pinene, geraniol, eugenol, cineol, etc

Laurus nobilis, is a culinary herb often used to flavor soups, and stews in Mediterranean Cuisine.

Medicinally bay has a gentle tonic effect and is considered warming and drying. An infused oil of bay has a long history of use as a pain reliever for arthritic aches and pains, lower back pain, earaches, and sore muscles and sprains. Try making your own herbal oils at home, since it is hard to find a good commercial source for this oil.

Bay laurel essential oil is one of the strongest oils used in aromatherapy. Sharp, spicy dried green aroma of hot summer - A true Bay scent. A greenish-yellow volatile oil is yielded by distillation from the leaves which contains a high percentage of oxygenated compounds. The berries contain both fixed and volatile oils, the former, known as Oil of Bays, includes laurostearine, the ether of lauric acid. Laurin can be extracted by alcohol. (11) Learn More

Side Effects:

Bay Laurel oils should never be used by women who are pregnant, since it may cause spotting. In fact according to M. Grieve,the berries have been used to promote abortion. The oil should also not be taken internally. In addition, bay laurel oil can irritate the skin and mucus membranes. Be sure to always dilute the oil well and use it in very small amounts.

How to Use: Bay Laurel

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Remedies using : Bay Laurel Oil of bays*

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(Laurus nobilis) Origin- Morocco Method of Cultivation- Wildharvested Common Method Of Extraction: Steam distillation Parts Used: Leaves and branches Note Classification: Middle Aroma: Herbaceous, slightly camphoraceous, and warm

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Laurus nobilis Origin- Turkey

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Bay Laurel Medicinal Uses & Benefits

Aches & Pains * Bruises/Sprains * Migraine Headache * Toothache/Earache *

Bay laurel for :Migraines
	This familiar culinary herb, like feverfew, contains pathenolides. Try using bay in combination with feverfew to prevent migraine. Linda B. White, M.D., The Herbal Drugstore (2003)

Laurel (Bay) for :Sprains, bruises
	Oil of Bays is used externally for sprains, bruises, etc., Maud Grieve, Modern Herbal Volume 2 (1931)

Oil of Bays for :Earache
	Oil of Bays is sometimes dropped into the ears to relieve pain. Maud Grieve, Modern Herbal Volume 2 (1931)

Plant Description

Bay laurel is hard to grow from seeds or from cuttings. It is often best to buy a sturdy young plant from a reputable nursery. Bay trees can be grown outdoors in moderate climates, and must be sheltered indoors in wintery weather. A large container with wheels is ideal for moving the tree indoors in winter and outdoors for the summer. Sweet bay trees need plenty of sun and good drainage. Bay trees grow up to 60 feet tall in their native Mediterranean home, but stay under 6 feet tall when grown in containers.

In the Kitchen: Bay leaves can be picked and used year round to flavor meats, soups and stews.

History and Traditions

The shrub has been cultivated in Britain since the sixteenth century. It is the source of the ancients' crowns and wreaths for heroes and poets, and the modern term of `bachelor,' given for degrees, is probably derived from bacca-Zaureus, or laurel-berry, through the French bachelier.

Astrology:

A tree of the Sun, and under the celestial sign Leo, and resisteth witchcraft very potently, as also all the evils old Saturn can do to the body of man, and they are not a few ^{Nicholas Culpeper}

Folklore, Myths and Legends

Greeks Romans
	The leaves of the Laurus nobilis were used by the Priestess of Delphi to make predictions.

Medieval Europe/Celts
	Neither witch nor devil, thunder nor lightning, will hurt a man in the place where a bay-tree is. Nicholas Culpeper, Culpeper's Complete Herbal (0000)

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