Bay leaves are prized for their aroma and taste. It is most popular in cooking, but it actually has medicinal properties. Rambler tells for what purpose you can chew bay leaves.
What does bay leaf heal?
This spice has antiseptic, anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties. It is believed that it should be chewed for ARVI and colds. Thanks to tannins and essential oils, the leaves can heal throat, inflammation in the nasopharynx and solve the problem of sore gums. They improve digestion and help with bloating.
If you chew a bay leaf every day, then immunity and resistance to various diseases will increase. It removes toxins and normalizes digestion. Chewing bay leaves at night can help cope with insomnia.
Thanks to polyphenols, bay leaf lowers cholesterol and blood sugar levels.
However, it has contraindications – pregnancy, breastfeeding, constipation and stomach ulcers.
How to chew properly
It is better to start chewing a bay leaf in half, and then you can eat one whole leaf every day.
It is imperative to chew it with your teeth to the smallest state. In no case should you swallow it whole, as it can get stuck in the throat and block access to oxygen.
After you’ve chewed the bay leaf for a few minutes, spit it out.
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