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Bay Laurel Laurus nobilis

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Bay leaves
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.

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.

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.
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Bay laurel for :Migraines
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
Sprains, bruises Oil of Bays is used externally for sprains, bruises, etc.,

Maud Grieve, Modern Herbal Volume 2 (1931)

Oil of Bays for :Earache
Earache Oil of Bays is sometimes dropped into the ears to relieve pain.

Maud Grieve, Modern Herbal Volume 2 (1931)


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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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referencesBay Laurel Medicinal Uses & Benefits
Aches & Pains * Bruises/Sprains * Migraine Headache * Toothache/Earache *
Plant Description


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.

Aromatherapy
Essential Oils and Carrier Oils
aromatherapy 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)
Folklore, Myths and Legends
Astrology:
folkloreA 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
folkloreThe Delphic priestesses are said to have made use of the leaves. That it is 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, for it is the speech of one, and I am mistaken if it were not Mizaldus, that neither witch nor devil, thunder nor lightning, will hurt a man in the place where a bay-tree is. (Culpepper)

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