Bay Berry

Laurus Nobilus
Danish name Laurbœr
Gaelic names: labhras, cran laoibhreil
Other names: Bay, Daphne, Grecian Laurel, Laurel, Spurge laurel, Sweet Bay

Berries of the Bay Laurel tree.

The berries from the evergreen bush or tree has a wide variety of therapeutic applications. Some include use as a digestive aid, a soothing remedy for chronic coughs and an effective treatment for colds, �u and fevers.

Of Bay Berries, the classic herbal guide, Back To Eden, notes that a tea can be bene€cial for poisonous insect bites & stings (both internally & externally); as a gargle for tonsilitis and a sore throat; added to a sitz bath for bladder and uterine problems.

COMMON NAMES: Sweet Bay, Laurel Berries, European Bay Laurel.

Common use: Colds; �u; fever; coughs; asthma; lung problems; rheumatic and arthritic joints (external application); gas, fermentation in stomach & bowels; suppressed menstruation.

Emplastrum e Baccus Lauri
Or, A Plaister of Bay-berries

College : Take of Bay-berries husked, Turpentine, of each two ounces, Frankincense, Mastich, Myrrh, of each an ounce, Cypress, Costus, of each half an ounce, Honey warmed and not scummed, four ounces: make it into a plaister according to art. Culpeper : It is an excellent plaister to ease any pains coming of cold or wind, in any part of the body, whether stomach, liver, belly, reins, or bladder. It is an excellent remedy for the cholic and wind in the bowels.