Laurel Leaf Essential Oil - The Magic Herb with Rejuvenating Energy
Laurel leaf, a dried leaf will have amazing health medicinal properties. Its volatile essential oil contains a large amount of antioxidants, these antioxidants can effectively protect the DNA in the cells from damage, safe replication, and maintenance of normal body immunity.
Laurel leaf, a dried leaf will have amazing health medicinal properties. Its volatile essential oil contains a large amount of antioxidants, these antioxidants can effectively protect the DNA in the cells from damage, safe replication, and maintenance of normal body immunity. Antioxidants are present in the volatile essential oil of bay leaves. Fresh bay leaves contain about 3% volatile oil, which mainly has about 30% to 50% eucalyptol (1,8-eucalyptus brain), which is the most important antioxidant, and other terpene acetate, linalool, methyl colchicine, pinene, as well as lauric acid and eugenol.
A Korean researcher's experiment resulted in the active ingredient in bay leaves topping the list of 120 spices and vegetables tested for their antioxidant capacity, outperforming vitamin C and even the synthetic food preservatives BHA (butylated hydroxyanisole) and BHT (dibutylated hydroxytoluene), and comparable to the levels of resveratrol in red wine and EGCG (catechins) in green tea. In addition, bay leaves contain folic acid, vitamin C, vitamin A, and B vitamins including niacin, B6, B2, and pantothenic acid, which produce extremely important health effects on enzyme activity and nervous system function. Eugenol (eugenol) contained in bay leaves has antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties and can effectively inhibit mould growth. It is estimated that bay leaves contain more than 80 active ingredients, and some entomologists will put fresh bay leaves in a tureen, which slowly emits volatile substances that can kill mosquitoes and flies.
The antioxidant and antimicrobial properties of the leaf make it a good choice for the development of meat products using ‘green manufacturing’ techniques. The volatile essential oil extracted from bay leaves has been shown to inhibit Campylobacter jejuni and Listeria monocytogenes in fresh meat and significantly extend the shelf life of fresh meat.
Laurel Leaf is one of the rare oils in the oxidant family of multi-aromatic molecules, containing elements from almost all of the major chemical groups that make up essential oils, and is highly regarded in aromatherapy for its versatility. It is highly valued in aromatherapy for its versatility and has a powerful, rejuvenating effect on the skin, body, emotions and mind in very small doses.
Main effects of laurel leaf essential oil
1. Heart health
Laurel leaves contain an organic compound called caffeic acid, which strengthens the walls of the heart's capillaries. It also helps eliminate bad cholesterol that threatens the cardiovascular system. Include bay leaves in your diet. Salmon and bay leaf dishes are very good for heart health.
2 . Anti-inflammatory
Studies have found that bay leaf oil has anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving properties that are comparable to some anti-inflammatory drugs such as morphine. If you have joint pain, rubbing bay leaf oil on your joints can help relieve pain/inflammation. You can soak 100G of bay leaves in 500G of olive oil for 2 months and then take the oil to make a paste, or massage the joints directly with bay leaf essential oil + avocado oil.
3. Respiratory infections in the elderly and children are ideally dealt with by laurel leaf essential oil, which is effective against the flu virus, boosts the immune system, fights inflammation of the mucous membranes, unblocks the respiratory tract, and the combination of monoterpenes, oxides, and lactones helps to dissolve phlegm and rid the body of excess mucus.
4. Both fresh and dried bay leaves are effective in repelling cockroaches. Of course, the best way is to grind the dried bay leaves into powder, so that their smell can be better dispersed and the cockroaches will disappear faster. If you have cockroaches in your home, find some bay leaves to get rid of them.
5. Studies on diabetes have shown that bay leaf can be an effective treatment for type 2 diabetes. The study showed that a daily intake of 3 grams of bay leaves lowered blood sugar levels.
6. Clinically, bay leaf essential oil is also often used to deal with lymphatic obstruction and circulatory problems, long-term use can dissolve lymphatic swelling, nodules, as well as the prevention of tumours, for the autoimmune system disorders caused by rheumatism and arthritis, also has a very good effect.
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