Medicines
Myrtle
Category: Medicines - plant based
Type
Voluntary
Introduction and description
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Myrtus, with the common name myrtle, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Myrtaceae, described by Linnaeus in 1753.
Over 600 names have been proposed in the genus, but nearly all have either been moved to other genera or been regarded as synonyms. The Myrtus genus has two species recognised today:
- Myrtus communis — Common myrtle; native to the Mediterranean region in southern Europe.
- Myrtus nivellei — Saharan myrtle; native to North Africa.
Rather confusingly the Bog Myrtle - Myrica gale - is a species of flowering plant in the genus Myrica, native to northern and western Europe and parts of northern North America. A different plant in a different family.
Related observations
Healing observations
- Dr Duke's list of Plants with Antiallergenic activity 018413
- Dr Duke's list of Plants with Antibronchitic Activity 018357
- Dr Duke's list of Plants with Anticancer (cervix) activity 018454
- Dr Duke's list of Plants with Anticancer (gastric) activity 018459
- Dr Duke's list of Plants with Antiflu activity 019584
- Dr Duke's list of Plants with Antimalarial activity 018057
- Dr Duke's list of Plants with Antirhinoviral activity 018438
- Dr Duke's list of Plants with Antisalmonella activity 018398
- Dr Duke's list of Plants with Antistreptococcic Activity 018392
- Dr Duke's list of Plants with Candidicide Activity 021073
- Dr Duke's list of Plants with Candidicide activity 018389
- Dr Duke's list of Plants with Myorelaxant Activity 019681
- Evaluation of Repellency Effect of Essential Oils of Carvacrol, Myrtle, Lavender and Salvia 016772
- Scientific evaluation of medicinal plants used for the treatment of abnormal uterine bleeding by Avicenna 017233