Tremendous Health Benefits Of Burning Bay Leaves (Video & Pictures)

Plants are widely used for various purposes all over the world from past to present. Some plants are used both aromatically and medicinally. Bay leafs is among them. It has many benefits for health. This humble leaf has many amazing facts. It’s been used in natural medicine for ages and the bay laurel tree is considered to be sacred since ancient times. However, did you know that when these leaves are burnt, their fragrance too has many health benefits?

May Fight Inflammation In an Australian study, bay leaf, among a few other leaves, was found to inhibit the activity of the COX-21 enzyme. COX-21 is known to trigger inflammation. Bay leaf contains sesquiterpene lactones, which are known to fight inflammation by inhibiting the production of nitric oxide. Studies show that nitric oxide, in higher concentrations, can lead to inflammation. Nitric oxide inhibitors serve as potential treatment options for inflammatory diseases. Cineole, a major compound in bay leaf, was also found to fight inflammation. It achieves this by inhibiting the activation of inflammasome, another compound responsible for the activation of inflammatory responses.