Laurel under the pillow: the old custom of grandparents that did not deserve to be forgotten

Laurel is a plant used since ancient times, considered sacred by the Greeks and Romans who used it to adorn the heads of poets and leaders, as a symbol of wisdom and glory. It is not surprising that it is still used today to gird the heads of students who reach the coveted goal of graduating.

Today we are going to list all the virtues of this wonderful plant, listing all the reasons why it is a good idea to sleep with a bay leaf under the bed.
In addition to being very useful in the kitchen, bay leaf has always been used in traditional medicine due to its many properties. It helps improve digestion and relieve colic and abdominal bloating, but it also has expectorant properties useful against fever and colds.
It is also recommended to relieve the symptoms of arthritis and rheumatism, as well as having repellent properties against insects and parasites.

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