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The Plant Behind the Oil: Laurel Leaf

Laurel has a host of common names, including bay tree, bay leaf tree, bay laurel, sweet bay, sweet bag, Grecian laurel, and true laurel.
Katherine Grames

by Katherine Grames

The Plant Behind the Oil: Laurel Leaf
This is the fragrance of victors and poets, who have each used imagination and inspiration to attain their goals.  It encourages the gift of prophecy and creativity, able to go beyond the normal activities of the brain, and in so doing brings forth tales of the future and of destiny.
Valerie Ann Worwood, The Fragrant Heavens, 1999
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