Even though many people have them in their houses, few of them knew that bay leafs can be used this way.
As you already know, these leafs have been used for medical purposes for thousands of years now. What you did not know is that the Romans and the Greeks worshiped this plant, bay leafs were sacred to them. Surely you know that the winners of the Olympiad were rewarded with laurel wreath. This was a symbolic meaning of this mythical plant. This wreath represented glory and honor.
According to this, you can conclude that the laurel was extremely important to our ancestors.
Even if we mainly use it as a spice, the laurel berries and leafs have many healing properties. This plant is rich in active substances, such as cineol and pinene. It also contains many essential oils, which act soothing.
On the other hand, this plant also has psychoactive effects. These effects were described in many myths and legends.Themost famous one of them is the onetelling the story of the oracle at Delphi, where young girls chewed bay leaves to see the future.
The essential oils and the other active substances of laurel have a soothing effect. To benefit these properties you need to set on fire a laurel leaf and put it in your ashtray. Then you need to leave the room and return in 10 minutes. The room will be full with fragrances that will relax you and your whole family.
As a medicinal herb, bay leaf can act as antioxidant, sedative, diuretic, bactericide, antiseptic and anti-rheumatic. This means that bay leafs have positive effects on your mood. In addition, the laurel berries and leafs, are also extremely effective in treating stomach flu and hysteria.
You can use these leaves to prepare a curative oil, which has many excellent health properties. Today we will write more about the characteristics of this oil, and the method of its application.
The health benefits of the laurel leaf:
- Reduces pain
- It calms the nervous system
- Increases and stimulates the sweating process
- Strengthens the immune system
- Boosts overall mental activity
- In addition, it can be used to treat varicose veins and painful joints.
For the preparation of this oil, you will need:
- 30 grams of laurel leaves
- 250 ml of olive oil
Preparation:
Mash the laurel leaves and pour the olive oil over them. Put the mixture into a glass bottle, close it tightly and put the bottle in a dark and cool place and leave it there for about 14 days. Shake the contents of the bottle from time to time. After 2 weeks strain the oil through acheesecloth and transfer the liquid into another container. Note that you need to keep the derived laurel oil in a cold room.
Laurel oil as a medicine:
If it is necessary, gently heat the laurel oil on a steam. Rub the oil thoroughly on the painful joints.
In addition to the joint treatment, the laurel oil can be also used for treatment of inflamed lymph ulcers, migraine, and diseases of the ear. If you have a severe headache all you need to do is massage the temples with this oil. Thisway, the pain will disappear very quickly.
Laurel oil can replace aspirin, because it has the abbility to reduce the increased body temperature. It also helps in eliminating pain in the stomach and the intestines, it normalizes the liver and the kidney function, and it also improves the appetite.
Also laurel oil is great for preventive measures. It has the ability to increase the resistance to various infections, and it’s great when it comes to strengthening the immune system.
You can use the laurel oil to prepare a lotion that can help you solve your problems with the skin on your face. This lotion is very effective in fighting acne and blackheads.
Reference: My Healthy Life 365