Steinmetz:Myrtus

General Index (総索引)

Medicinal Effect (薬効一覧)

Myrtus communis

Also known as (or relevant to) Myrtus communis Family Myrtaceae English Names Myrtle Natural Habitat Europe (especially Mediterranean countries) mainly Italy; India Part(s) Used Folia Myrti Fructus Myrti

Constituent(s) leaf: essential oil (myrtol) tannin bitter principle; berry: essential oil (myrtol) resin tannin acids sugar Action leaf: stomachic antiseptic pectoral cordial stimulant astringent nerve-sedative; berry: carminative astringent; oil (distilled from the leaf): antiseptic rubefacient used in perfumery