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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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