Common myrtle - leaf - 50g
Product characteristics
Contents: dried leaf
Country of origin: EU
Classification: Myrtus communis
Weight: 50g
Preparation proposal:
Place two teaspoons of herb into 250ml of boiling water and let stand for 10 minutes
Description
COMMON MYRTLE - dried leaf - 50g
Plant description A species of plant in the Myrtaceae family. Evergreen, fragrant shrub or small tree, reaches a height of up to 5 m in the area of its occurrence. Shoots, flowers and leaves are strongly fragrant. It comes from North Africa (Macaronesia, Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, Eritrea, Ethiopia), parts of West Asia ( Afghanistan, Cyprus, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Pakistan), Yemen on the Arabian Peninsula and Southern Europe (Albania, Yugoslavia, Greece, Italy, Malta, France, Portugal, Spain). As an introduced species, it occurs in South Africa. It is cultivated in many countries of the world. |
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Properties - herbal raw material: leaves - they contain myrtole oil - valued mainly for the content of essential oil (myrtol), used as a disinfectant and highly aromatic - in folk medicine it is believed to have bactericidal and antispasmodic properties - used to improve digestive function, inflammation of the upper respiratory tract - used to decontaminate the mouth and throat to reduce odor - is used as an aromatic spice for many meat dishes |