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                                  ³Bay Laurel³
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    (Laurus nobilis), also called sweet Bay or noble laurel. Bay oil can be
    used in the ears for earaches, to relieve the pain of bruises* and to
    soothe itchy skin. In the past, a decoction* of the leaves was used to
    bring on menses, to ease childbirth and speed delivery, but too much is
    thought to cause abortion* and thus avoided.

       Bay Laurel sprinkled on a carpet an/or in the corners of a room is
    said to help keep fleas away.

       American Indian Shamans have used bay leaves in hot baths for the
    reduction of rheumatism* pain.