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VIRTUAL

HERBARIUM

Laurel

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- Scientific Latin name:Laurus Nobilis

- Vulgar name: Laurel(Spanish) , Ereinotza

(Euskera) , Laurel (English),Greek:


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Classical authors Latin and

Greek) who mentioned the

plant in their books

- Homero Odisea IX 186

- Pausanias VIII 20,2

- Suetonio Galba I


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Homero Odisea IX 186

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Homero Odisea IX 186

Translation)

I went on board, bidding my men to do so also andloose the hawsers; so they took their places andsmote the grey sea with their oars. When we got tothe land, which was not far, there, on the face of acliff near the sea, we saw a great cave overhungwith laurels. It was a station for a great many sheepand goats, and outside there was a large yard, with ahigh wall round it made of stones built into theground and of trees both pine and oak. This was the

abode of a huge monster who was then away fromhome shepherding his flocks. He would have nothingto do with other people, but led the life of anoutlaw. He was a horrid creature, not like a humanbeing at all, but resembling rather some crag thatstands out boldly against the sky on the top of ahigh mountain.


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Drawingof the plant


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Symbolism

In the metamorphosis of Apollo and Daphne, Apollomocked Eros for playing with bows and arrows becausethey were meant for wars instead of love. In anger, Erosshot an arrow made of lead at a tree nymph named Daphneto make her hate Apollo, and a golden arrow at Apollo sothat he amat visaeque cupit conubia Daphnes (loves and

desires marriage to Daphne having been seen). Apollobegan to chase Daphne, but they were evenly matched inspeed until Apollo asked Eros to help him catch her. Seeingthat Apollo was bound to catch up, Daphne asked herfather Peneus to make her mutando perde figuram (loseby changing my shape). As aid, he turned her into a tree.

Daphne began running slower and slower as her feet joinedwith the earth, but when Apollo finally caught up to her,she was a complete tree. Heartbroken, Apollo hugged themembra lacertis oscula dat ligno (tree with his arms andgives kisses to the wood) although it shrank away from histouch. He promised to always tend to the tree and every

bay laurel tree since then has been said to have leavesthat never grow old.


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USES OF THE PLANT

to decorate, to cook, to

symbolize, to worship, to

poison, to heal


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Food

- The plant is the source of several popular herbs andone spice used in a wide variety of recipes, particularly among

Mediterranean cuisines. Most commonly, the aromatic leaves areadded whole to Italian pasta sauces. However, even when

cooked, whole bay leaves can be sharp and abrasive enough todamage internal organs, so they are typically removed from dishes

before serving, unless used as a simple garnish. Whole bayleaves have a long shelf life of about one year, under normal

temperature and humidity. Bay leaves are used almost exclusivelyas flavor agents during the food preparation stage;

- Ground bay leaves, however, can be ingested safely and areoften used in soups and stocks, as well as being a common

addition to a Bloody Mary. Dried laurel berries and pressed leaf oilcan both be used as robust spices, and even the wood can be

burnt for strong smoke flavoring.


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Medicine

Aqueous extracts of bay laurel can also be usedas astringents and even as a reasonable salve foropen wounds.

In massage therapy, the essential oil of bay laurel is

reputed to alleviate arthritis and rheumatism, whilein aromatherapy, it is used to treat earaches and highblood pressure. A traditional folk remedy for rashescaused by poison ivy, poison oak, and stinging nettle isa poultice soaked in boiled bay leaves.

The chemical compound lauroside B isolatedfrom Laurus nobilisis an inhibitor ofhuman melanoma (skin cancer) cell proliferation athigh concentrations.


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