Laurum folium
Definition
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Leaves of the true laurel, which are mainly used as a culinary spice.
Empirical medicine: formerly: stomach problems, diarrhea, polyps, amenorrhea, rheumatic pain, sclerosis, asthma, condyloma, hysteria.
No monograph.
Undesirable effects
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The consumption of bay leaves can lead to cheilitis and stomatitis. Cross-reactions have been described in sensitized individuals to composites (e.g. parthenolide from feverfew or alantolactone from elecampane).
Literature
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- Noack M et al. (2022) Lauris nobilis, Bay Tea, Journal of Phytotherapy 43(06): 273-278, DOI: 10.1055/a-1783-2076
