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tested the effect of decreased blood sugar levels from this spice. Flavonoids, glycosides and squalene are the three types of compounds that play a major role in providing such effects.

Laurel leaf can lower blood glucose because it can inhibit the absorption of glucose in the intestine and improve the process of storing glucose in the muscle.

1. Lowering High Blood Pressure

able to prove the efficacy of decreased blood pressure due to consumption of bay leaf.Khasiat can appear due to the obstacles on enzyme activity and able to cause the effect of decreased heart rate

1. Lowering Cancer Risk
   showed that phenolic compounds and flavonoids in lard oil can inhibit the growth of cancer cells and even stop further cell growth.

2. Counteracting Poison and Free Radicals

Leaves greetings known as latin Syzygium polyanthum turned out to contain various antioxidant compounds. Research proves it by direct testing of free radical compounds.

Laurel leaves proved able to react with free radicals and protect the body's cells so as not to experience a dangerous reaction with free radical compounds.

1. Reduce the Development of Bacterial and Fungal Infection

The content of flavonoids, terpenoids, vitamin C, vitamin E and phenolic acid in bay leaves are thought to reduce bacterial and fungal infections.

A study tested the bay leaves against several types of microbes. The results show that bay leaves are able to inhibit the growth of Salmonella thypi bacteria and Candida albicans fungi that cause candidiasis.

1. Helps to handle diarrhea

Greetings leaves are widely used in Indonesia to handle diarrhea. Although there has not been sufficient research on this effect, antibacterial properties and tannin compounds are regarded as the reason.

A successful study showed the presence of phenol compounds in bay leaves that have strong antidiarrheal effects, namely tannin compounds. The test results on leaf salts also showed activity against bacteria that cause diarrhea such as Escherichia coli.

1. Reduce the formation of plaque on the teeth

Another benefit of this plant that still needs to be digged deeper is to reduce the formation of plaque on the teeth. The effect is thought to be derived from tannin compounds, flavonoids, and various types of oil contained in bay leaves.

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After knowing the benefits of bay leaf for health, you need to know the right way to use bay leaves to maximize the effect.

Try the bay leaves by boiling 15 bay leaves on three cups of water. Boil until the water is reduced to one glass. Water consumption boiled the bay leaves every night.

As with other traditional remedies, the use of bay leaves can not be a determinant of healing from a disease. Excessive use of herbs is a much lesser side effect on the body.

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