Bay leaf is used in many cultures worldwide as a culinary and medicinal herb. It has effective antimicrobial properties for treating viral, bacterial, fungal, yeast, and mold infections.
Its aromatic properties enhance dishes and include medicinal healing benefits, such as opening up the sinuses and the lungs to ease breathing and congestion.
Bay leaf, or bay laurel as it is also often called, was considered sacred by the Ancient Greeks and Romans.