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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

 Myrica gale (Myricaceae)

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Common name(s)
Mirto De Brabante; Sweet Gale; Oleum Mirtinum; Bog Myrtle; Gagel; Myrte Batard

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Uses Country/Region Reference
Astringent Spanish Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Astringent US Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Condyloma(Anus) Europe Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Cordial English Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Dysentery US Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Parasiticide French Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Parasiticide US Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Repellant(Moth) US Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Skin US Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Stomachic German Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.