Bay leaf has legendary medicinal properties. It has astringent,
diuretic and digestive qualities and is a good appetite stimulant.
When pulped these leaves can be applied as an astringent to burns and
bruises. Oil from ripe berries is used in liqueurs, perfume and in
veterinary field. The acid from the leaves discourages moths.

Walker wrote:
>
> Bay leaf has legendary medicinal properties. It has astringent,
> diuretic and digestive qualities and is a good appetite stimulant.
> When pulped these leaves can be applied as an astringent to burns and
> bruises. Oil from ripe berries is used in liqueurs, perfume and in
> veterinary field. The acid from the leaves discourages moths.

Which bay leaf? There are four different species with
greatly different properties that produce "bay leaf".

You didn't know that, did you? You don't know very much
about herbs, do you? You only know what your boss tells
you to spam, which ain't much.

"Mark Thorson" > wrote in message
...
> Walker wrote:
>>
>> Bay leaf has legendary medicinal properties. It has astringent,
>> diuretic and digestive qualities and is a good appetite stimulant.
>> When pulped these leaves can be applied as an astringent to burns and
>> bruises. Oil from ripe berries is used in liqueurs, perfume and in
>> veterinary field. The acid from the leaves discourages moths.
>
> Which bay leaf? There are four different species with
> greatly different properties that produce "bay leaf".
>
> You didn't know that, did you? You don't know very much
> about herbs, do you? You only know what your boss tells
> you to spam, which ain't much.



I don't see any spamming. I don't see any links nor do I see him/her trying
to sell us anything.

Jill

"Mark Thorson" > wrote in message

> Which bay leaf? There are four different species with
> greatly different properties that produce "bay leaf".

Okay, I'm aware of Mediterranean bay and California bay...
what are the other two (or are there four speceis among
these two?)

Steve

"Steve Pope" > schrieb im Newsbeitrag
...
> "Mark Thorson" > wrote in message
>
>> Which bay leaf? There are four different species with
>> greatly different properties that produce "bay leaf".
>
> Okay, I'm aware of Mediterranean bay and California bay...
> what are the other two (or are there four speceis among
> these two?)
>
Mediterranean, Californian, West-Indian and Indonesian.

Cheers,

Michael Kuettner

"Michael Kuettner" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Steve Pope" > schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> ...
>> "Mark Thorson" > wrote in message
>>
>>> Which bay leaf? There are four different species with
>>> greatly different properties that produce "bay leaf".
>>
>> Okay, I'm aware of Mediterranean bay and California bay...
>> what are the other two (or are there four speceis among
>> these two?)
>>
> Mediterranean, Californian, West-Indian and Indonesian.
>
Are they all laurel?

jmcquown wrote:
>
> I don't see any spamming. I don't see any links nor do I see him/her trying
> to sell us anything.

He plugged two commercial sites selling
herbal supplements in the ginger root thread.

That is the pourpose of his postings, to push
herbal supplements. These supplements are an
expensive waste of money, and many herbal supplements
have serious interactions with prescription drugs.

"Mark Thorson" > wrote in message
...
> jmcquown wrote:
>>
>> I don't see any spamming. I don't see any links nor do I see him/her
>> trying
>> to sell us anything.
>
> He plugged two commercial sites selling
> herbal supplements in the ginger root thread.
>
> That is the pourpose of his postings, to push
> herbal supplements. These supplements are an
> expensive waste of money, and many herbal supplements
> have serious interactions with prescription drugs.



Sorry, I missed that Mark. But then again, I don't need a lesson in herbs,
spices or root vegetables so I really wasn't paying attention.

Jill

On Sun, 22 Feb 2009 17:22:29 -0500, jmcquown wrote:

> "Mark Thorson" > wrote in message
> ...
>> jmcquown wrote:
>>>
>>> I don't see any spamming. I don't see any links nor do I see him/her
>>> trying
>>> to sell us anything.
>>
>> He plugged two commercial sites selling
>> herbal supplements in the ginger root thread.
>>
>> That is the pourpose of his postings, to push
>> herbal supplements. These supplements are an
>> expensive waste of money, and many herbal supplements
>> have serious interactions with prescription drugs.
>
> Sorry, I missed that Mark. But then again, I don't need a lesson in herbs,
> spices or root vegetables so I really wasn't paying attention.
>
> Jill

it's plain from your posts here that you don't feel you need lessons in
herbs or anything else, jill.

your pal,
blake