Lovor

Description

Laurel is densely populated with evergreen shrubs or up to 10, sometimes even 15 m high tree with a diameter of up to 60 cm. The crust is thin, light gray and smooth, in old age black and rough. The broad crown has characteristic upward branches, bare reddish-green shoots and pointed, elongated ears of the same color. The leaves are evergreen, changeable, simple, elongated, elliptical to spiky, 5-12 cm long and 2-6 cm wide, hard and leathery, above dark green and shiny, below brighter. They have a smooth or slightly wavy edge, and due to essential oils they have a strong and pleasant smell. It is a bicameral, butterfly species and blooms from February to April. The flowers often appear in the armpit of leaves in groups, often rather lush. The fruit is initially green and then black, oblong to a rounded, up to 2 cm thick, glossy single-seed strawberry, which ripens in autumn in the first year. There is a lot of essential oil in the fleshy shell.

Widespread

The prevalence of Lovor probably originates from Asia Minor. Today it grows wildly throughout the Mediterranean, on the Pyrenees Peninsula, in France, on the Apennine and the Balkan Peninsula, in Asia Minor, in the Caucasus and on the peninsula of the Crimea. Overwhelmingly solid. is also in the winter of the warmest parts of Western Europe.

Trivia

Laurel is a versatile plant. Throughout the Mediterranean, it is planted as decoration, trees are often planted in groups. Due to its good tolerance of pruning and crocheting, it is suitable for the formation of hedges, it also works well in the shade of other trees. In the living border, the common Vv is combined with evergreen broccoli (Wburnum tinus) and broad-leaved green (Phillyrea latzfolia). Due to the thickness of the crown and the extraordinarily strong root system, it is suitable for the design of anti-seed plantations and for preventing or stopping erosion. In Central Europe, it is planted in many places as a dessert, trimmed in Silesia since the days of Ludwig XIV. They are used for the decoration of the premises. The colorful, hard, hard and characteristic scented wood is used by VV in the construction industry, for fine turning and gallantry work, sometimes for vineyards. An interesting application states Pliny the Elder, which states that the rubbing of two pieces of wood fire is the easiest to crash if we use bait and ivy wood. From the symbolic meanings of the laurel mentioned in the introduction, there are many famous idioms; The laurels, apart from the tree, can also mean significant success or victory, and the idiom of "resting on laurels" signifies inaction after great success. Laurel is one of the most famous precious plants. The Greeks and his wreaths charmed the winners, wise men and poets, by the water nymphs Apollo fell in love with, they called him Daphne. Before the Apollo the infantry girl turned into laurel, sad Apollo introduced the habit of wearing laurel wreaths in the memory of unhurried love. In the Apollo oracle in Delphi, the prophet Pitia was supposed to be the prophet Pitia before the visitors hidden behind a barrier from the bounty hunter, before the beginning of the prophecy to the stagnation helped chew the laurels of the leaves and inhale their smoke, although some believe that she had to chew something stronger. Anyway, those who received a favorable answer from Pitya, returned home with laurel wreath on their heads. In the case of the Romans, a bullfighted commodity was sent out from a far-off message of victory and success. The Romans decorated successful military commanders with a laurel, a bullfight in their hand and a laurel wreath on the head are the indispensable sign of the winner. Roman writers, among them Pliny, today's familial name Laurus labeled the laurel, and for Lynn's linear adjective, Linné would find it difficult to find a more appropriate term than Latin. nobilís- noble, noble.

Use in healing and culinary arts  

From the fruits extracting medicinal oil, essential oil from leaves is useful in the perfume industry. It has a number of medicinal effects, improves digestion, increases appetite and acts as a preservative. Precisely because of this effect, vendors of figs in the Mediterranean often use lovorov's leaves as dry figs in traditional necklaces. The scented leaves act as a weak insecticide, and they were once inserted into books in damp places. In Istria, the dog's backs were rubbed with fresh laurel leaves, and the dogs protected it from the flies and other insects. Because of the essential oil, lilac leaves in the kitchen are one of our most common spices. It is best to collect the drying leaves in the autumn and dry them in the air and shady place for more than a month, and often turn them around. Even on the Adriatic Sea, especially in Dalmatia, dried laurel leaves can be an important source of income. Even before the Second World War, from Boka Kotorska to West Europe, five to six wagon leaves, two wagons of seeds and a wagon of fresh leaves for wreaths, and two wagons of dry leaves from Dubrovnik were exported each year. In Istrian cuisine, the most commonly used leaves are marinades for venison, pork roast, sour cabbage and sausages and Istrian ham. Stir the strong tea from the leaves and pour it into the tub when bathing. helps with rheumatic pain. Lahen tea is cooked by gastrointestinal cramps and stomach disorders.