Sabtu, 10 Oktober 2015

Benefits of Bay leaf for your health

 

Benefits of Bay leaf  for your health

Bay leaf (plural bay leaves) refers to the aromatic leaves of several plants used in cooking. These include:
  • Bay laurel (Laurus nobilis, Lauraceae). Fresh or dried bay leaves are used in cooking for their distinctive flavor and fragrance. The leaves are often used to flavor soups, stews, braises and pâtés in Mediterranean cuisine. The fresh leaves are very mild and do not develop their full flavor until several weeks after picking and drying.[1]
  • California bay leaf – the leaf of the California bay tree (Umbellularia californica, Lauraceae), also known as California laurel, Oregon myrtle, and pepperwood, is similar to the Mediterranean bay laurel, but has a stronger flavor.
  • Indian bay leaf or malabathrum (Cinnamomum tamala, Lauraceae) is somewhat similar in appearance to the leaves of bay laurel, but is culinarily quite different, having a fragrance and taste similar to cinnamon (cassia) bark, but milder.
  • Indonesian bay leaf or Indonesian laurel (salam leaf, Syzygium polyanthum, Myrtaceae) is not commonly found outside of Indonesia; this herb is applied to meat and, less often vegetables.[2]
  • West Indian bay leaf, the leaf of the West Indian bay tree (Pimenta racemosa, Myrtaceae), used culinarily and to produce the cologne called bay rum.
  • Mexican bay leaf (Litsea glaucescens, Lauraceae).
Benefits of Bay leaf  for your health 
 
Preventing Cancer
Leaves are rich in vitamin C, vitamin A, manganese, iron, calcium, and magnesium. Other content contained in the leaves of which are the content of caffeic acid, eugenol, quercetin, and catechin. Parthenolide is phytonutrients substances contained in the leaves. This substance is believed to inhibit the proliferation of cervical cancer cells by inducing apoptosis, minimizing triggers tumor activity, and inhibits tumor-related angiogenesis. To prevent cancer with bay leaves, you can insert two bay leaves in each dish or make it into a tea.

Preventing Heart Disease
Leaves contain several important compounds for the health of the body such as caffeic acid, phytonutrients, and salicylates, which are crucial for maintaining the health of the heart so that people who consume a bay leaf or leaves mixed into cooking has a low risk for heart disease.

overcoming Inflammation
The content of parthenolide in the leaves as a potent natural anti-inflammatory agent. Leaves quite effective for treating several types of arthritis and other inflammation. In addition, the leaves can also help overcome menstrual disorders in women, overcome rheumatism, treat injuries, and overcome urinary disorders. To obtain this benefit, you can boil 10 bay leaves with three glasses of water. Boil until the remaining half and drink the potion every day on a regular basis.

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Treating Digestive Disorders
Efficacy bay leaves can also help treat indigestion and stomach disorders. Enzymes contained in the leaves can help to overcome the damage of proteins and improve the digestive system. If you experience indigestion, you can drink boiled water leaves regularly.

Coping with Diabetes
Leaves efficacious as an antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-fungal, and anti-bacterial. Antioxidant properties owned bay leaf can help tackle diabetes. With enough antioxidants, the diabetic patients were able to process insulin better.

Curing High Blood Pressure
Leaves contain flavonoids and tannins are quite a lot of substances that bay leaves are very effective against high blood pressure. For high blood menyebuhkan with bay leaves, prepare a 10 bay leaves. Wash the leaves ersih nature and rebusdengan three glasses of water. Bring to a boil and let the water just until the remaining one cup only. Drink this mixture once a day on a regular basis

Treating Uric Acid Disease
Bay leaves are also very helpful to cure gout. Leaves contain vitamin B complex and vitamin C that can help gout treatment needs. To treat gout, prepare a 10 bay leaves that have been dried in the sun to dry. Wash the leaves thoroughly. Leaves boiled with 10 cups of water and leave until just remaining 7 cups. You can consume the water from boiling the leaves while still warm.

Improve Endurance Body
Bay leaves are also useful to increase endurance because leaves contain vitamin C and has natural antioxidant properties that can boost the immune system. To get the properties of bay leaves, you can mix the bay leaves in cooking.

Healthy Diet Program Helps
Consume boiled water cycle turns greetings can also be one of the natural diet solution for bay leaves containing enzymes and fiber. If you want to run a healthy diet with bay leaves, prepare a 30 bay leaves. Wash leaves and boiled in four cups of water and let it simmer until the water is only half remaining. Wait until cool and drink this concoction two drinks per day on a regular basis before sleeping.

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