Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.11-03-2021

Common myrtle

Plant

Family

Myrtle family (Myrtaceae)

English

Common myrtle, European myrtle, Greek myrtle, Myrtle, Sweet myrtle, True myrtle

Latin

Myrtus communis L.

Plantparts

Bud, foliage, Fruit, Fruits, Leaf, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Abdominal pain, Adstringent, Aids digestion, Anti-bacterial, Antibacterial Agent, Antibiotic, Anti-Bronchitic, Anti-diabetic, Antidiabetic activity, Antihemorrhagic, Anti-hemorrhoidal, Anti-hypertensive, Antihæmorrhagic, Antiinflammatory, antiinflammatory agent, antiseptic, Arterial hypertension, Astrigent, Astringent, Bactericidal, Bactericide, Bacteriostatic, bad digestion, baktericidal, Bellyache, Bellypain, benificial effect on the digestion, Bleeding Stancher, Bronchial catarrh, Bronchitis, Bronquite, Bruise, bruises, Carminative, Carminativum, Cephalagia, Cephalalgia, check bleeding, Clears gas, Contusion, contusions, cough, Coughing, Coughs, Cutaneous conditions, dermatological, dermatological complaints, Dermatosis, diabetes, diabetes mellitus, Digestive, Digestive stimulant, digestive trouble, Digestive weakness, diseases of the respiratory tract, disinfectant, disorders in the respiratory passages, dispepsia, Diuretic, Dyspepsia, Eupeptic, expectorant, Expellant of phlegm, Fart, flatulence, flatulency, flatus, Gas, gastralgia, General inflammation, General inflammations, Good for digestion, Haemorrhoids, haemostatic, headache, headaches, head pains, Hemorrhoid, hemorrhoids, Hemostat, hemostatic, Herbal tonic, High blood pressure, Hypertension, Hyper tensive, Hæmostatic, improves digestion, indigestion, inflammation, inflammation in general, inflammations, Inflammations in general, inhibit bleeding, injuries, injury, intestinal gas, Intestinal pain, Intestine pain, Lowers bloodpressure, Lung ailments, Lung complaints, lung disease, lung diseases, lung disorders, Lung problems, Mucolytic agent, Pectoral, Piles, Pneumoconiosis, Poor digestion, Promotes digestion, Pulmonary Conditions, pulmonary disease, reduce blood pressure, reduce high bloodpressure, relieving, Respiratory affections, Respiratory ailments, respiratory complaints, Respiratory disease, Respiratory diseases, respiratory disorders, respiratory illness, skin disease, skin diseases, skin disorders, skin problems in general, soothes headaches, soothing, Stanches blood, staunches bleeding, stimulates digestion, Stiptic, stomach ache, Stomach aches, Stomach pain, stomach pains, Stop bleeding, stops bleeding, styptic, sugar diabetis, Tonic, Used as an antiseptic, Used in the treatment of cough, Warming digestive, wind

Homoeopathically uses

Persistent coughs, tuberculosis

Foods

Aromatic, Condiment, culinary, Culinary herb, Flavor, flavouring, spice

Religion, Magic & Witchcraft

Magic, magic power, magic use, Witchcraft, Witchery

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical used in Israel, the Golan Heights and the West Bank region, Phytomedical used in La Paz and El Alto, Bolivia, Phytomedical used in southeastern Morocco (Errachidia province), Phytomedical used in the south of Kerman, Iran, Phytomedical use in Brazil, Phytomedical use in Cyprus

Ingredients

 2-Methyl-Butanal, acetic acid, Acetone, alcohol, aldehyde, Alpha-Fenchol, Alpha-Pinene, Alpha-Selinene, Alpha-Terpineol, Ar-Curcumene, Beta-Bisabolene, Beta-Pinene, Beta-Selinene, Bitter Components, borneol, Bornyl acetate, Camphene, camphor, Carene, carvacrol, carvone, Caryophyllene, Caryophyllene Oxide, citric acid, Dipentene, D-Limonene, Ellagic acid, essential oil, Estragole, eucalyptol, eugenol, fat, Furfural, gallic acid, Gallotannin, Geranial, Geraniol, Geranyl acetate, Hexanal, Humulene, Isoborneol, Kaempferol-Glucoside, limonene, linalool, Linalyl acetate, linoleic acid, malic acid, Methyl eugenol, myrcene, Myricitrin, Myristic acid, Myrtenal, myrtenol, Neral, Nerol, Nerolidol, Neryl acetate, Oleic acid, Palmitic acid, P-Cymen-8-Ol, P-Cymene, Pentadecane, Propanol, Quercetin glycosides, resin, Sabinene, sugar, Tannic acid, tannin, Tanning agents, terpene, Terpinen-4-Ol, Terpinolene, Toluene, Trans-Allo-Ocimene, Trans-Anethole, Trans-Ocimene, Verbenone, Α-Phellandrene, Α-terpenylacetate, Α-Terpinene, Γ-Terpinene, Δ-cadinene

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn0807

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