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LAUREL

The scientific name isLa

belong to the Laurel fami


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MORPHOLOGICAL DESCRIPTIO

- The flowers of most species in this family are small and yellow

- Some species have bisexual flowers containing both male and

organs.

- Some other have unisexual flowers, with each flower having ei

female organs.- The flowers of most species have six sepals(sepaloak), arrange

cycles.


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CLASSICAL AUTHORS

- Homero Odisea IX 186

- Hesodo Teog. XXX; Trab y das 435 ss

- Pausanias VIII 20,2

- Teofrasto II 1,3; II 5,6; III 7,3; IV 13,7

- Virgilio 45-55

- Ovidio Met. I 452-600- Dioscrides I,78; I 40

- Plinio XIII 152-157; XV 130,134, 137; XXIV 132

- Suetonio Galba I


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ECOLOGY

Laurus nobilisis a widespre

laurel forests that originally

much of theMediterranean B

the climate of the region was

humid.


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DRAWING OF THE PLANT


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MYTHOLOGICAL SYMBOLISM

EUROPE:

The symbolism carried over to Roman culture, wh

held the laurel as a symbol of victory.In the Bible

laurel is often an emblem of prosperity and fame

Christian tradition, it symbolizes theresur rectionChrist.


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USES

-Chemical constituents

The most abundant essential oil found in laurel is

cineole, also called eucalyptol. Both essential

and fatty oils are present in the fruit.

The fruit is pressed and water-extracted to obtain

these products.Usually to maid perfums.

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-Food:

The plant is the source of several popular herbs

and one spice used in a wide variety of recipes,

particularly among Mediterranean cuisines.

Most commonly, the aromatic leaves are added

whole to Italian pasta sauces..


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- Traditional medicineAqueous extracts of bay laurel can also b

used as astringents and even as a reasonab

salve for open wounds (herida).In massage therapy, the essential oil of ba

is reputed to alleviate arthritis and rheuma

while in aromatherapy, it is used to treat e

and high blood pressure.


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DAFNE HISTORY

A Greek legend tells how the Daphne (laurel in Greek ), daughter

Piraeus(hija del rio pirineo) and vowed(juro) never to marry , fled mountains to escape the harassment(acoso) of the god(dios) Apo

laurel(la transformo en un laurel) , as shown in the sculptures of

Bernini preserved in the Galleria Borghese in Rome.

Apollo devastated(desconsolado) by losing his loved , cut some b

placed in a crown(corona) and laurel became sacred. Therefore lathe symbol that represented the god of Olympus, also associating

poets. At the Olympic Games in Athens laurel given to the victors

of gods.Example, Julio Cesar.


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LAUREL TEST IN LATIN-ENGLI

Multi vomituris acetabula eius et folia lauri decem

aqua bibenda inter cenam suadent:

Most people recommend that people with sick that the leaves of the

worn in the water for drinking, the ten advise during the dinner

(Plinio, Historia Naturalis XX. 19

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