Lemon leaves, immerse them in a jar full of oil and discover their countless and immediate benefits. You won’t believe it, you’ll never go back. .

We give you advice that will undoubtedly change your life. These are the benefits of soaking bay leaves in a jar of oil. You will be left speechless.

Bay leaves, all the benefits you don’t expect

Nature is capable of offering us many natural remedies to feel good and heal our body in a simple way. Sometimes we underestimate the power of Mother Nature, which with its fruits and herbs or plants is capable of solving so many problems. Let’s think, for example, of  bay leaves. .

Did you know that they have extraordinary properties ? I’m sure you didn’t know most of them. Bay leaf is not only used to season dishes, but it is a truly extraordinary natural and ancient medicinal remedy.

Rich in citric acid, tannins, flavonoids, steroids and essential oils , it belongs to the Lauraceae family. There are about 25,000 species throughout the world. Although it is mainly used in cooking, for example to flavor soups or stews, or to season fish and legumes, the bay plant has other beneficial properties.

Did you know that bay leaves are capable of reducing anxiety? Scientific studies have shown that when burning bay leaves, the chemical compound released from them is capable of having a calming effect on the brain.

But that is not all. Bay leaves are also natural anti-inflammatories; They can relieve the joints, and they also have; a vasoconstrictive action ; thus regulating blood circulation and relaxing nervous impulses.

By the way, if you are able to prepare a  herbal tea with bay leaves , we assure you that your emicrania or headache  will go away in seconds. However, what happens if you put bay leaves in a bottle of oil? You will be surprised by the final result.

Oil and bay leaf: immediate benefits for the body

Before we have mentioned that there are numerous benefits that bay leaves can provide to our body. More and more people are trying this experiment: putting bay leaves in a jar full of oil . So that? .

What happen? We tell you. This experiment is going to be really effective in curing joint pain . As? We said it a few lines above: bay leaves  are natural anti-inflammatories capable of reducing inflammation and that of the joints in particular .

Bay leaves can also be consumed dried. They help  clean our bronchi and lungs by purifying them  and act on any  inflammation of the stomach and intestines . On the other hand, bay leaves also eliminate infections from the oral cavity and purify breath, in addition to cleaning teeth.

It has no side effects except in cases of pregnancy or breastfeeding, since blood thinning may occur . Let’s now move on to the recipe to cure varicose veins and joint pain .

You will need a jar of extra virgin olive oil and twenty bay leaves . Place them on a small plate, grab a spice grinder or blender and start blending them . You will see that a green powder is created.

Now transfer this grind into a glass jar and pour 100 ml of pure oil over it. Stir well. Now pour  a glass of cold water into a small pot and place your jar inside the pot  and cover it with the lid.

Turn on the heat and bring the contents to a boil,  taking care, however, that the oil does not boil. After thirty minutes, we turn off the heat and remove our jar from the pot.

Let our oil cool and start using it after  filtering it through a strainer into another glass jar.  Now take  a cotton pad  (which you will immerse in the solution created)  and pass it over the painful areas or where you have varicose veins.  .

You will see that after 10 minutes the joint pain will have almost completely disappeared and the throbbing varicose veins will no longer bother you. See how easy it is to heal pain and inflammation?