Introduction
The bay leaf tree is found in the mountainous region of the Himalayas. It is also found in Sikkim, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh. Bay leaf is a tree that remains evergreen. Bay leaf is used in spices. The colour of bay leaf is green and the upper part is smooth. Three clear veins are visible on it. It has a fragrance like clove and cinnamon. Bay leaf is used after drying it in the sun.
Properties
Bay leaf is light, pungent and sweet. Its nature is hot. It is a wind-conditioner, strengthens the brain, cleanses urine and strengthens the stomach. Bay leaf has analgesic and anti-oxidant properties.
Treatment of various diseases
1. Cold and Cough:
Drinking tea made of powdered Bay leaf instead of tea leaves cures sneezing, runny nose, burning sensation and headache.
Grind 5 grams of Bay leaf bark and 5 grams of small long pepper and lick it with 2 teaspoons of honey to cure cough and cold.
Eating 1 to 4 grams of powdered Bay leaf with jaggery in the morning and evening cures cold gradually.
2. Head lice:
Boil 5 to 6 Bay leaf leaves in 1 glass of water till the water remains half and massage the head with this water daily and then take a bath. This kills the head lice and removes them.
3. Eye diseases:
Grind Bay leaf and apply it to the eyes to remove the cobwebs and haze of the eyes. Eye cataract disease also gets cured by its use.
4. Bleeding:
If there is bleeding from the nose, mouth, stool or urine, then mixing 1 teaspoon of ground bay leaf in 1 glass of cold water and drinking it after every 3 hours stops the bleeding.
5. Asthma:
Asthma and respiratory diseases are cured by sprinkling 2-2 grams of bay leaf and peepal in ginger jam syrup and licking it.
Consuming 1 teaspoon of dry bay leaf powder with 1 cup of hot milk every morning and evening provides relief in breathing and asthma.
6. Cough:
Consuming about 1 teaspoon of bay leaf powder with honey cures cough.
Grind bay leaf bark and peepal in equal amounts, make powder, mix 3 grams of honey in it and lick it to get relief from cough.
Taking 1 to 4 grams of powder of bay leaf (tejpatta) with honey and ginger juice in the morning and evening cures cough.
Drinking decoction of the bark of bay leaf (tejpatta) in the morning and evening cures cough and flatulence.
Grind 60 grams of seedless raisins, 60 grams of bay leaf, 5 grams of peepal powder, 30 grams of paper almond or 5 grams of cardamom together and make a fine powder. After this, mix this powder in jaggery. Taking a pinch of this and consuming it with milk stops cough.
7. Flatulence (stomach bloating):
Drinking decoction of bay leaf causes sweating and intestinal problems are cured, as a result of which one gets relief from flatulence and diarrhea etc.
Drinking 1 to 4 grams of powder of bay leaf in the morning and evening cures the problem of gas formation in the stomach.
8. Jaundice and stones:
Jaundice and stones are cured by chewing five to six bay leaves every day.
9. Looseness of uterus:
Bay leaves should be used to remove looseness of uterus. Consuming 1 to 4 grams of powder of bay leaves in the morning and evening removes looseness. If abortion is happening due to looseness of uterus, then this complaint also goes away by its use.
10. Arthritis (Joint pain):
Arthritis is cured by applying bay leaves on joints.
11. To increase breasts:
Consuming powder of bay leaves in the morning and evening increases the size of breasts.
Mixing bay leaf oil in any other oil and massaging breasts with it in the morning and evening increases the size of breasts.
12. Headache:
Grind about 10 grams of bay leaf in water and apply it on the forehead to get relief from headache caused by cold or heat.
Remove the peel of bay leaf branch, grind it and heat it a little and apply it as a paste on the front part of the forehead to get rid of headache.
13. Infertility:
A woman suffering from the problem of infertility and miscarriage should consume a quarter teaspoon of bay leaf powder with water 3 times a day. This removes the laxity of the uterus for a few months and the problem of infertility and miscarriage is cured.
14. Pneumonia:
Mixing bay leaf, nagkesar, big cardamom, camphor, agar, cold sugar and cloves and making a decoction and drinking it in the morning and evening is beneficial.
15. Stuttering, stammering:
A person who speaks haltingly or stutters should keep bay leaves under his tongue and suck them. This cures stuttering and stammering.
16. Back pain:
Grind 10 grams of carom seeds, 5 grams of fennel and 10 grams of bay leaves and boil them in 1 liter of water. When it is reduced to 100 grams, cool it and drink it. This cures back pain caused due to cold wave.
17. Sprain:
Grind bay leaves and cloves together and make a paste. Apply this paste on the sprained area. This gradually reduces the swelling and cures the sprain.
18. Diabetes:
Consuming 1 pinch of powder of bay leaves in the morning, afternoon and evening with fresh water cures diabetes.
