The laurel family gives us not only bay leaf, but also cinnamon,
avocado
, camphor, and some essential oils and medicinal substances.
The noble laurel itself has a number of amazing properties and retains them completely when dried. A decoction of bay leaf is antibacterial, antifungal, and diuretic. It boosts immunity, cleanses the joints, suppresses the spread of the tuberculosis bacillus, and helps with diabetes and sinusitis, amenorrhea and colic.
Bay leaf
(as a decoction) is harmful only in excessive amounts, and… to harmful insects: moths, cockroaches, flour beetles, and others. The decoction is made like this: boil crushed bay leaf in water (1 tsp of bay leaf per 2 cups) for 5 minutes under a lid, then let it steep for 2 hours. Drink a tablespoon 2–3 times a day for 2 weeks.
It's not only the bay leaf that's used for medicinal purposes. Recipes for treating certain ailments mention the fruit of the laurel tree (for cancer, for example) or its essential oil. A locket with laurel oil will protect against infection, insomnia, and depression, and improve performance. A few drops of the oil on the skin will relieve pain from bruises and sprains, and warm the chest area during acute respiratory infections and bronchitis.
Culinary
recipes with bay leaf
first appeared in French and German cookbooks.
These seasonings, which give a dish a pleasant aroma and a bitter taste, are added to food in moderation, otherwise they can spoil the dish instead. The range of dishes where bay leaf is fitting is very wide. First and foremost, these are brines and
marinades
for vegetables, mushrooms, and fish, all kinds of stewing, and
soups
. Lard is salted with bay leaf, and table vinegar is flavored with it.
We flavor, we heal, we marinate — let's cook at home with bay leaf!
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