Benefit of Indonesian bay leaf

Name another bay is tannic, bitter tannic red Kupa (R), former (Java), kastolam (Kimberly), meselangan, lemongrass drugs (Malay). Laurel has a Latin name picnanthum of Myrtaceae. Greetings usually grows wild in the woods and mountains, but now vanyak planted in the yard around the house. These plants can be grown in the lowlands to the mountains with an altitude of 1,800 meters above sea level. High tree can reach 25 m, rooted in the evening, round rods, smooth surface. Single leaf, located opposite each other and have a rod with a length of 0.5-1 cm. Leaves oblong shape to elliptical, tapered tip and base, 5-15 cm long and 3-8 cm wide. Bone pinnate leaves, the top surface smooth, dark green, lower surface light green. When pressed, leaves fragrant.The flowers are arranged in a plural and a spike that comes out of the tip of the branch, color white flowers with a fragrance. While the laurel-shaped with a diameter of 8-9 mm, the color green is still young, but after cooking dark red. Seed round, the average diameter of 1 cm with brown. Propagation is by seed, cuttings or grafts.Leaves used to supplement general herbs, because it gives a distinctive aroma to dishes such as stir-fried dishes or soup. While the bark is used as a greeting dye mesh or woven bamboo.