Why you should burn bay leaves in your home

Laurel leaves have been used as a medicinal plant for thousands of years, but the ancient Greeks and Romans considered this herb a sacred plant.

It is known that the winners of the Olympiad wore a laurel wreath on their heads, and the symbolic meaning of this mythical plant was – honor and glory. All these qualities that are attributed to this plant reveal that the laurel was very important to our ancestors. Turns out, there’s a reason for that.

Although we mainly use it as a spice, the healing properties of bay leaves are known to us, and the main active substances of this plant are pinene and cineol oils that have soothing properties.
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The psychoactive effects of laurel have been described in many myths and legends, the most famous is that of the oracle of Delphi, where they chewed laurel leaves to see the future.

The essential oils and other active substances of laurel have a soothing effect, and all you are going to do is light a single leaf in an ashtray, you leave the room and come back after 10 minutes. The room will be full of scents that will act relaxing and soothing to all members of the family.

As a medicinal plant, bay leaf acts as an antirheumatic, antiseptic, bactericidal, diuretic, sedative, antioxidant. It has a positive effect on mood. At the same time, the leaves and berries are also effective in treating hysteria, the flu neurasthenia of the stomach.