Laurel tea has digestive properties that make it an ally when it comes to combating stomach discomfort and bloating, as it contains compounds with anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties.
The fresh or dehydrated leaves of the laurel are generally used in tea or as a condiment, since due to its aroma it is widely used in the kitchen for the preparation of different dishes.
This plant is attributed anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, digestive and antirheumatic medicinal properties because it contains tannins, flavonoids, alkaloids, linalool and eugenol.
Doctor Nicolás Veller in a talk on YouTube explains the medicinal properties and benefits of drinking tea or adding it to food.
The bay leaf, in addition to drinking it in tea or infusions, can be used crushed in stews. “Also use it in the form of wet compresses to relieve headaches, inflamed joints and muscles and even as aromatherapy to relieve coughs, colds and even stress,” explains Veller.
It is a plant that is in our kitchen not only to flavor food but also has multiple medicinal properties.
Due to its properties, it is used as a home remedy to treat digestive problems and infections, control diabetes, and prevent the development of tumors and cardiovascular diseases, indicates Tua Saude.
It contains more than 50 nutrients and when reviewing the nutritional value of the bay leaf, we find in 100 grams of bay leaf 75.0 grams of carbohydrates, 26.3 grams of fiber, 7.61 grams of protein, 23 milligrams of sodium, and 5.44 grams of water. It also contains vitamin A, Vitamin C and Vitamin B-3, calcium, manganese and potassium.
Helps relieve swelling
Veller points out that bay leaf is ideal for relieving symptoms of digestive problems such as: bloating, gas, heavy digestion, belching, and intestinal and gastric spasms.
A study carried out carried out with animals verified the efficacy of the use of extracts obtained from bay leaves to improve gastroprotective activities. It was evident that gastric damage was significantly reduced by all the extracts administered.
Fight free radicals
Another study of Journal of the Iranian Chemical Society and in Molecules on the antioxidant activity, the reducing power, the elimination of free radicals of the laurel verified that the antioxidant capacity and its effective reducing power in the elimination of free radicals.
Free radicals are responsible for the oxidation of cells that generate chronic inflammation.
How to use the bay leaf?
He doctor veller recommends using crushed bay leaf to add to foods at the end of cooking. The recommended dose is one or two leaves, approximately one tablespoon, at each meal for it to take effect.
It can also be consumed in tea for which it is recommended to use between three and four leaves in hot water, let it rest for ten minutes, strain and drink hot or cold. He recommends drinking a cup or two times per day.
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