Aromatherapists also use the oil to ease flu symptoms, treat swollen lymph nodes and to support the immune system. These reflect some of its modern day aromatherapy uses where Laurel essential oil is often added to blends for painful joints and aching muscles. Health-wise the whole leaf has traditionally been used to aid digestion, fight infections and relieve rheumatic pain. Of particular interest to aromatherapists is that in Ancient Greece Bay Laurel was sacred to Apollo, a god of healing and medicine. Other uses through the ages have included popping a leaf in your mouth to guard against misfortune and adorning your head with a bay garland as protection from lighting strikes. According to Ancient Greek legend priestesses at Delphi chewed bay leaves to prepare themselves for reading oracles.
It can grow as tall as 20 metres and has historically been associated with success - think of statues and paintings depicting ancient Roman leaders, their heads garlanded with bay wreaths. This noble plant, named Laurel by our ancient ancestors, sports hardy, oval leaves commonly used to flavour soups, stews and even desserts. However there are several commonly experienced symptoms that you might relate to, including blocked sinuses, runny noses and itchy eyes.Īn essential oil that can be useful in alleviating hayfever symptoms is Bay Laurel (Laurus nobilis). Additionally people’s reactions to pollen and to the various hay fever remedies available vary widely. There are so many pollen producing plants, trees and fungi that, without allergy testing, it’s often difficult to know which pollens cause you problems. Unfortunately though the pollen released by the season’s blooms and grasses spells misery for many of us. Here at Materia Aromatica we love watching the trees sprout new growth and humble garden plants transform into flowering beauties, providing nectar for happy bees and insects. The joys of spring and summer are manifold.
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