Laurel leaves
The leaves of Laurel are produced from an evergreen, evergreen tree that spreads throughout the Mediterranean basin and are frequently used in Indian countries. They are used in the perfume industry and in different types of cooks. They are not directly eaten because they have a sharp taste and taste. It has many benefits to the human body.
It has been said that laurel leaves have been used since ancient times by the Pharaohs and the royal family. Queen Cleopatra and Queen Zenobia used the extracted oil to conserve their skin. Laurel garlands were also used to honor the winners of the Olympic Games according to Ancient Greek Greek mythology. Laurel leaves contain saturated fats, unsaturated fats, carbohydrates, proteins, fiber, and some elements, compounds and acids such as: routine acid, salicylic acid, kefic acid, and kercetin acid in varying degrees.
Benefits of laurel leaves
Laurel leaves have many benefits to human health, in addition to being used as flavors of food, and benefits:
- Protecting the heart and preventing it from various diseases such as: heart attacks, strokes.
- Get rid of some diseases that affect the respiratory system such as: colds, flu, and inflammation, and alleviate the symptoms associated with frequent sneezing, and it is useful in the treatment of bleeding in the nose.
- Leaves help to improve the skin and protect against dryness, prevent the appearance of wrinkles and eliminate problems such as: acne, blackheads, and it helps in the rapid healing of wounds and scratches and the speed of healing.
- Dispose of indigestion, constipation, stomach burns, accumulated gases, and various gastrointestinal disorders that lead to problems in digestion of food.
- When rubbing the teeth with dried laurel leaves it gives them whiteness, and these are natural ways to get white teeth.
- Laurel leaves are used to lower blood sugar levels, thus treating type 2 diabetes. It also reduces cholesterol and triglyceride levels, and is especially useful for people suffering from insulin resistance.
- Protecting the body from cancer, because Laurel leaves contain antioxidants, kefic acid, and cercetin.
- Help the body to sleep and get rid of insomnia and relaxation.
- Provide the body of the pregnant folic acid needed by the child, to protect him from genetic defects and birth defects.
- Organizing menstrual cycle in women, and treatment of problems that may affect women because of it.
- The oil extracted from laurel paper is used to relieve the pain of a person suffering from arthritis and rheumatism. It is also useful in the treatment of migraine through the front massage, thus increasing the circulation of the blood.