Myrtus
Communis
Myrtle essential oil is a pale yellow colour
and its common method of extraction is steam distillation
from the leaves
or twigs. Good for stress, nervous tension, fear of
illness or death.
Sacred plant
of the goddess Aphrodite - victors at the Olympic Games were
often crowned with myrtle leaves. Used in
16th century 'angel's water'. The leaves
and flowers used to be used in skincare. In Italy and
Greece
myrtle was used to make a cough syrup for children
with colds .
Myrtle if most commingly grown in Corsca,
France and Spain.
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