Application:
Traditionally bay leave extract have been used orally to treat the symptoms of gastrointestinal problems, such as epigastric bloating, impaired digestion, eructation, and flatulence. [1]
L. nobilis leaf extract modulates inflammatory signaling by suppressing inflammasome activation. [2]
Also, it is applied to the skin against bruises, dandruff, sprains, rheumatism and herpes. [3, 4]
It has various pharmacological uses such as wound healing, antioxidant and anticonvulsant activity. Laurus nobilis extract shows analgesic, antiinflamtory, antimutagenic and immunostimulant activity. [5]
Literature:
[1] F.U Afifi, E Khalil, S.O Tamimi, A Disi,: Evaluation of the gastroprotective effect of Laurus nobilis seeds on ethanol induced gastric ulcer in rats, Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 58, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 9-14.
[2] Lee EH, Shin JH, Kim SS, Lee H, Yang SR, Seo SR. Laurus nobilis leaf extract controls inflammation by suppressing NLRP3 inflammasome activation. J Cell Physiol. 2019 May;234(5):6854-6864. doi: 10.1002/jcp.27434. Epub 2018 Nov 1. PMID: 30387132.
[3] Roberta Cazzola, Benvenuto Cestaro, Chapter 9 - Antioxidant Spices and Herbs Used in Diabetes, Editor(s): Victor R. Preedy, Diabetes: Oxidative Stress and Dietary Antioxidants, Academic Press, 2014, Pages 89-97, ISBN 9780124058859.
[4] UNIVERSITY of IOANNINA SCHOOL of HEALTH SCIENCES FACULTY of MEDICINE Department of Pharmacology, Medicinal Herb, Laurus nobilis.
[5] Saima Batool,1 Rasheed Ahmad Khera,1 Muhammad Asif Hanif,1 and Muhammad Adnan Ayub2: Bay Leaf. Medicinal Plants of South Asia. 2020 : 63–74. Published online 2019 Sep 20. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-08-102659-5.00005-7, PMCID: PMC7152419.
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