Talking to a friend, she told us that she was going through a terrible flu picture and she was repeating a virus transmitted by the mosquito "Aedes aegypti" called chikungunya, she is a woman who suffers from hypertension and therefore has a restricted number of medicines. , which should not take due to this health problem, but talking to her she told me that her personal doctor told her to take an infusion of bay leaves and well her result was great in 2 days and she felt completely better, so I took the time to research this topic and share it with you as it could be of much use to you.

The laurel is a perennial shrub of the lauraceae family, with glossy, hard leaves, dark green on one side and opaque on the other. It bears fruit like dark purple berries that appear only in summer when its flower withers, it contains only one seed, and its leaves are used to season foods and different sauces, but besides this it is used as medicinal purposes just like berries and the cortex.

The way to cultivate it is through the complains of the stem, or branches, it should be planted in large pots or gardens as it is a considerable shrub, it should be exposed to the sun, the leaves can be collected at any time of the year, should let them dry in the dark no less than 12 hours and then store them in airtight containers.

Its properties and way of use.

It has aperitive, digestive, diuretic, antidispeptic and carminative properties. It can be used as external use for various cutaneous diseases. It can be used in different ways, the crushed crust and its decoctions serve to find dyspepsia and diarrhea. The essential oil of the leaves and bark is used against nits and to cure skin diseases such as abscesses and sores, apart from being excellent for muscular massages, and an infusion or tea can be very useful and relief if you have a Strong headache or ailments associated with migraines.

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I hope that this information will be of great help to you and help you in these times of crisis due to the shortage of medicines.

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