A decoction of bay leaves is an excellent anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, immunostimulating and wound healing agent. That is why it is so often used in traditional medicine.
A decoction of bay leaves eliminates diseases of the digestive system. In addition, he is able to improve appetite. This tool is used in the treatment of cholelithiasis, increased gas formation, chronic cholecystitis.
With the aforementioned ailments, a decoction of bay leaves is prepared as follows: four grams of dried leaves of a plant are poured with one hundred milliliters of clean drinking water and brought to a boil, keeping on low heat for at least ten minutes. After this time, the broth is allowed to cool, then take it a few glasses a day. It is recommended to drink this remedy in small sips.
A decoction of bay leaves also perfectly cleans joints. To do this, five grams of the dried plant is poured with three hundred milliliters of warm water. The resulting mixture must be brought to a boil and held on fire for several minutes, then pour it into a thermos and let it brew for at least six hours. It is recommended to use such a decoction for the next twelve hours in small portions (about one teaspoon each). This procedure must be repeated for three days, then pause a week, and, if necessary, repeat the treatment again.
In the future, you can use a decoction of bay leaf in at least twelve months. It should be remembered that during treatment with this tool it is not recommended to consume meat and alcohol.
Decoction from this plant can help cope with diabetes. In order to reduce the blood sugar concentration as efficiently as possible, it is necessary to add five bay leaves to the freshly boiled water and let them infuse in a thermos for a day. The resulting product in the amount of two hundred milliliters should be taken three times a day for half an hour before meals. Treatment should be continued for two to three weeks.
This tool also eliminates hemorrhoids. To prepare it, you need to throw ten dried leaves of laurel into boiling water. The fire should be turned off after five minutes. After which the broth is infused for half an hour. It must be cooled to 37 degrees Celsius. The resulting product should be poured into the basin on which you need to sit. The procedure is carried out until the liquid has completely cooled, it can be repeated up to four times a week.
Bay leaves with diathesis, skin rashes and allergies must be boiled in 500 milliliters of water for two minutes. The resulting product must be insisted, then filtered. The smallest recommended dose of a few drops per day, children from ten years can be given ten to fifteen drops daily. Simultaneously with the ingestion, the broth can be used externally - lubricate the affected area several times a day.
Such a tool can be added to the bath when bathing a child. To prepare it, you need to boil a package of bay leaves in a bucket of water and boil over low heat for no more than twenty minutes. The resulting product must be cooled to thirty-seven to thirty-eight degrees, after which it can be used. It is important to ensure that the decoction does not get into the child’s eyes. The procedure can be repeated for several days in a row.
It should be remembered that this plant has an astringent property, so its excessive use threatens constipation. It is recommended that a person disposed to this kind of unpleasant phenomena, in parallel with a decoction of bay leaves, consume prunes and beets, you can also reduce the dose of the drug taken.