Welcome friends! Hope everyone had an enjoyable weekend. Monday always rolls around too soon...
My post for is for BeautifulSunday by the amazing @ace108 and SundayScentExperience hosted by the lovely @dutchess.
I recently learned something new about bay leaves. You may not be aware that the chemicals released into the air when bay leaves are burned reduce both anxiety and respiratory inflammation. Interesting.
The bay leaf contains compounds called linalool, mycrene and eugenol. When you burn a bay leaf, these compounds become airborne.
Studies have shown that these compounds decrease a person's anxiety in as little as 10 minutes of smelling a burning bay leaf. These compounds have strong anti-inflammatory properties and are frequently used in stress reduction therapy. Furthermore, once inhaled they will reduce any respiratory inflammation. This can work wonders if you suffer from allergies or have a bad cold.
I decided to try it out today. All you need are bay leaves, some aluminum foil (or an ash tray) and a match or lighter. You can buy whole bay leaves at your local grocery store for about $2, or a bulk size container at Sam's Club for $8.
I tore off a small piece of foil and folded it in half. Next I took a bay leaf and lit it. It burned quite fast and made a sizzling sound. Some smoke resulted but not as much as I'd expected. The leaves are stubborn. I had to use three wooden matches to burn one leaf. I repeated the process on another leaf and deeply inhaled the air.
It should be noted that for best results, burn the bay leaf in a smaller sized room with a door. Set the leaf on fire and leave the room for a few minutes, closing the door behind you to let the bay leaf aroma fill the room. When you return, blow out any embers and breathe in deeply.💨💨
About 10 minutes later, I experienced the burning bay leaves' relaxing properties and clearing of my sinuses! I definitely plan to use this method in the future.
Burning the leaves is the quickest way to release the active compounds found within bay leaves. You can also simmer the leaves to activate the properties but that takes much longer.
Give it a try and let me know your results!
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The bay and the sage
such soothing scents
aromatic from the page
perfect promising propense
What a great rhyming poem you created! 💯@rumplestiltskin
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Thanks for this info, i tried it before and it works well for me
Thank you for leaving a comnent about your positive experience! @errymil🏆💯👏
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As always love your posts. Love the health and nutrition tips you keep sharing here with us. I never tried leaf therapy before but it sure does make sense as the herbs and leafs contain so many amazing health benefits for your body, mind, and soul. :)
Keep educating my friend. Love it. :)
Have an amazing and blessed day :)
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Since our mothers always used bay leaves in their recipes I thought it would be interesting to try burning them for their medicinal benefits. Judy @dutchess left a terrific explanation in her comment below about how the burning process works. Thank you again, my friend!💯Happy Monday!
I just read her comment. That is amazing. I will have to try this therapy in my room. Just have to decide what leafs to buy to burn. :)
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Hi Nina - such a great post. What youactually burn are the essential oils. They remain i the glands of the leave, quite on the surface.
In bay - and in iny laurel - there are monoterpenic and oxide ingredients, these are quick molecules. But in thruth - all essential oils are highly inflammable (this is why they dont want you to fly with them).
By burning you release the essential oils in the air indeed, but i prefer to vaporise them; its much cleaner and has a better result.
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My goodness these posts are so interesting and I am learning so much more about the technical side of using the herbs. Awesome @dutchess for the info on vaporizing the leaf. I will do this next time I am in need.
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Feel kind of strange. Isn't that kind of like smoking? Well, as long as you think it's your own #beautifulsunday.
You burn the leaves and the essential oils are released into the air that you breathe in @ace108 I suppose it could be thought of as positive secondhand smoke💨🌿💨
Which means not dried leaves for sure then.
Not sure I follow. The bay leaves are dried, else they won't burn.
Oh, I thought if they are dried then they won't be any oil left.
This is such wonderful information. I am so happy I have followed you as I am learning so much more than I would have imagined. Thank you!
Thank you for such a kind comment! @sunscape You're a sweetheart and I'm glad we met too!💯
Awesome tip I never knew!
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Thank you for sharing your #beautifulsunday. :-)
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Thank you! @ace108 You're the best!💯
You are welcome.
Interesting fact, I had no idea about this. Thanks for sharing this idea:-)
I only recently came upon this information myself and found it to be quite interesting! @kerlund74
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This is very interesting Dear Nina...........I definitely have to try. UPV & RSD 🌺
I loved this, Nina! Just like the sage, I love the bay leaf!There are so many benefits for going natural and I am glad there is more information getting out there to people.
So much better than drugs! ;)
I couldn't agree more, and thank you for resteeming relevant posts when you come across them. I especially liked the ones about smudging.