Bay Leaf, Organic Whole Fresh Picked Leaves, Bay Laurus Tree 2oz., Free Ship **

Description: First let me say my great grandfather brought the roots of these bay trees from Palermo Italy about 80 years ago and used the leaves in his famous Italian dishes and his brother owned a Italian restaurant and used it in the dinners there. We now use it in our foods and thought since it tasted so great and my friends would always say it does not come that fresh and good and green and it's very expensive in the store, after several times of giving free samples and leaves away for free, my son asked if I ever thought about selling it at a cheap price and fresh leaves, flavorful leaves and fast shipping....well it took me a year to think about it and thin I finally listed it. Been on here now over 20 years now and eBay tells me I'm the #1 seller on eBay and it's not by accident because I treat every customer as family and they do have done copy cats out there since I've been here but my regular customers tell me I'm the best tasting in there food and fastest and freshest. I believe cooking is a art the more love you put into it and freshest ingredients and time the better it becomes.. Happy cooking. Salute Fresh organic Bay leaf with no chemicals or preservatives picked as you older them approximately 120 to 190 leaves depending on the way the leaves are, a big reason to smile you know it's at least 2 oz it may be a little bit more but you know and freshly picked and mailed to you in first class fresh I'm the cheapest out there and I ship it out fast and I don't pick it until you place your order and we have four bay leaf trees and I will have enough to fill orders. I thank you for taking the time to read and maybe purchase from me and after you make a purchase you will come back again for more. All the money I receive from the bay leafs go to my children, so thanks for your time and enjoy. I hand pick every one and make sure the leaf I picked passes my inspection. Many cooks order from me monthly for there restaurant. I include free tracking.I,m the cheapest fresh bay leaves seller for any quantity on eBay and you bid with confidence, I've been a seller since 1998 Laurus nobilis is an aromatic evergreen tree or large shrub with green, glabrous leaves, in the flowering plant family Lauraceae. It is native to the Mediterranean region and is used as bay leaf for seasoning in cooking. Its common names include bay laurel, sweet bay, bay (esp. United Kingdom),[1]:84 true laurel, Grecian laurel,[2] laurel tree or simply laurel. Laurus nobilis figures prominently in classical Greek, Roman, and Biblical culture. Laurus nobilis Bay leaf pair443.jpg Bay laurel (Laurus nobilis) flower buds and leaves Scientific classification e Kingdom: Plantae Clade: Angiosperms Clade: Magnoliids Order: Laurales Family: Lauraceae Genus: Laurus Species: L. nobilis Binomial name Laurus nobilis L. Worldwide, many other kinds of plants in diverse families are also called "bay" or "laurel", generally due to similarity of foliage or aroma to Laurus nobilis, and the full name is used for the California bay laurel (Umbellularia), also in the family Lauraceae. Contents Description Edit A laurel shrub Laurus nobilis in pot The laurel is an evergreen shrub or small tree, variable in size and sometimes reaching 7–18 metres (23–59 ft) tall.[1] The genus Laurus includes four accepted species,[3] whose diagnostic key characters often overlap (Mabberley 1997). The bay laurel is dioecious (unisexual), with male and female flowers on separate plants.[4] Each flower is pale yellow-green, about 1 cm diameter, and they are borne in pairs beside a leaf. The leaves are glabrous, 6–12 cm long and 2–4 cm broad, with an entire (untoothed) margin. On some leaves the margin undulates.[4] The fruit is a small, shiny black berry-like drupe about 1 cm long[4] that contains one seed.[5][1] A recent study found considerable genetic diversity within L. nobilis, and that L. azorica is not genetically or morphologically distinct.[6] Ecology Edit Further information: Laurel forest Laurus nobilis is a widespread relic of the laurel forests that originally covered much of the Mediterranean Basin when the climate of the region was more humid. With the drying of the Mediterranean during the Pliocene era, the laurel forests gradually retreated, and were replaced by the more drought-tolerant sclerophyll plant communities familiar today. Most of the last remaining laurel forests around the Mediterranean are believed to have disappeared approximately ten thousand years ago, although some remnants still persist in the mountains of southern Turkey, northern Syria, southern Spain, north-central Portugal, northern Morocco, Canary Islands and in Madeira. Chemical constituents Edit The most abundant component found in laurel essential oil is 1,8-cineole, also called eucalyptol. The leaves contain about 1.3% essential oils (ol. lauri folii), consisting of 45% eucalyptol, 12% other terpenes, 8-12% terpinyl acetate, 3–4% sesquiterpenes, 3% methyleugenol, and other α- and β-pinenes, phellandrene, linalool, geraniol, and terpineol, contains lauric acid also.[7] Both essential and fatty oils are present in the fruit. The fruit is pressed and water-extracted to obtain these products. The fruit contains up to 30% fatty oils and about 1% essential oils (terpenes, sesquiterpenes, alcohols, and ketones). Human uses Edit Food Edit The plant is the source of several popular herbs and one spice used in a wide variety of recipes, particularly among Mediterranean cuisines.[4] Most commonly, the aromatic leaves are added whole to Italian pasta sauces. They are typically removed from dishes before serving, unless used as a simple garnish.[8] Whole bay leaves have a long shelf life of about one year, under normal temperature and humidity.[8] Whole bay leaves are used almost exclusively as flavor agents during the food preparation stage. Ground bay leaves, however, can be ingested safely and are often used in soups and stocks, as well as being a common addition to a Bloody Mary.[8] Dried laurel berries and pressed leaf oil can both be used as robust spices, and the wood can be burnt for strong smoke flavoring.[8] Alternative medicine Edit Laurus nobilis essential oil in clear glass vial Aqueous extracts of bay laurel can also be used as astringents and even as a reasonable salve for open wounds.[9] In massage therapy, the essential oil of bay laurel is reputed to alleviate arthritis and rheumatism, while in aromatherapy, it is used to treat earaches and high blood pressure.[10] A traditional folk remedy for rashes caused by poison ivy, poison oak, and stinging nettle is a poultice soaked in boiled bay leaves.[11] The chemical compound lauroside B isolated from Laurus nobilis is an inhibitor of human melanoma (skin cancer) cell proliferation at high concentrations in-vitro.[12] Other uses Edit Bay is widely cultivated as an ornamental plant in regions with Mediterranean or oceanic climates, and as a house plant or greenhouse plant in colder regions. It is used in topiary to create single erect stems with ball-shaped, box-shaped or twisted crowns; also for low hedges. Together with a gold form, L. nobilis 'Aurea',[13] it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[14] Laurel oil is a main ingredient, and the distinguishing characteristic of Aleppo soap. Symbolism Edit A victor's golden laurel wreath, probably from Cyprus, 4th/3rd century BC Europe Bay laurel was used to fashion the laurel wreath of ancient Greece, a symbol of highest status. A wreath of bay laurels was given as the prize at the Pythian Games because the games were in honor of Apollo, and the laurel was one of his symbols. The symbolism carried over to Roman culture, which held the laurel as a symbol of victory.[15] It is also the source of the words baccalaureate and poet laureate, as well as the expressions "assume the laurel" and "resting on one's laurels". Ovid tells the story in the Metamorphoses that laurel tree was first formed when the nymph Daphne was changed into a laurel tree because of Apollo's pursuit of her. Daphne is the Greek name for the tree.[16]

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