These are “Bay leave.”
Do you know why you add bay leaves to foods, especially red meat and poultry? Some, when asked reply: to add flavour to the food.
But did you know that If you boil some bay leaves in a glass of water and taste it, it will sometimes have little or no flavour?
Now, why do you put bay leaves in the meat? Well, you will be pleased to know that the addition of bay leaves to meat converts triglycerides to monounsaturated fats, and for experimentation and confirmation:
Cut the chicken in half and cook each half in a pan and place on one bay leaf and the other without bay leaf and observe the amount of fat in both pans.
If you have bay leaves, there is no need for a pharmacy. Recent scientific studies have shown that bay leaves have many benefits & help eliminate many health problems and illnesses.
There are vast benefits of bay leaf, here are a few:
- Bay leaf treats digestive disorders and helps eliminate lumps, Heartburn, Acidity & Constipation.
- It helps regulate bowel movement by drinking hot bay tea.
- It lowers blood sugar, and bay leaf is also an antioxidant
- It allows the body to produce insulin by eating it or drinking bay tea for a month.
- IT eliminates lousy cholesterol and relieves the body of triglycerides.
- It’s instrumental in treating colds, flu and severe cough as it is a rich source of vitamin “C”; you can boil the leaves and inhale steam to get rid of phlegm and reduce the severity of the cough.
- Bay leaf protects the heart from seizures and strokes as it contains cardiovascular protective compounds.
It’s rich in acids such as caffeic acid, quercetin, eugenol, and more substances that prevent cancer cells’ formation in the body.
It eliminates insomnia and anxiety, if taken before bed, helps you relax and sleep peacefully.
Drinking a cup of boiled bay leaves twice a day breaks kidney stones and cures infections.
Like ginger, garlic, onion and chillis, bay leaves must also be part of my spice collection.
