What aromatic plant commonly used in cooking is depicted in the picture?

I use bay leaves in my Gumbo and my red beans.

Vijayanarasimha M.R., always use bay leaves in beans and soup

I remember hearing that if you consume a huge amount of bay leaves it's toxic. anyone know if that is true?

We use it in our Thai Curry. Delish!

For a slow cooker beef stew, I used to crumble up the leaf before cooking so I didn't get surprised later. And the slow cooker made the leaf soft so I didn't notice eating it.

"... should be removed (see safety section)" No mention of why it should. Anyway, they aren't poisonous, even before cooking. Just unpleasant to chew/eat.

l use bay leaves when l make cabbage rolls .they go on top while they are cooking in the oven