The leaves of the myrtle tree are very aromatic and the plant has a number of medicinal uses and can be used as a substitute for bay leaves in cooking.
The oil has a distinct, spicy, camphor-like aroma. The better oils exhibit a sweeter, fresher note. Myrtle oil is used to add a spicy, herbal component to outdoors and natural-type colognes. It blends well with bergamot, lavandin, lavender, rosemary, clary sage and lime oils.
Myrtle is an evergreen shrub that grows wild throughout the Mediterranean. It has small edible blue purple berries, and fragrant white flowers.
Folklore, Myths and Legends
History and Traditions
The ancient Egyptians used to crush the leaves and add them to wine to treat fever and infection. Dioscorides used the same recipe for stomach, bladder and pulmonary infections. Myrtle was first introduced into Britain in 1597, and was used in the nineteenth century for bronchial infections, genitourinary problems, and hemorrhoids.
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Astrology:
This tree is under Mercury. The leaves sometimes, but chiefly the berries are used. They are both of them dry and binding. Nicholas Culpeper
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Remedies using Myrtle
The ancient Egyptians used to crush the leaves and add them to wine to treat fever and infection. Dioscorides used the same recipe for stomach, bladder and pulmonary infections. Myrtle was first introduced into Britain in 1597, and was used in the nineteenth century for bronchial infections, genitourinary problems, and hemorrhoids.
This tree is under Mercury. The leaves sometimes, but chiefly the berries are used. They are both of them dry and binding. 
