Myrtus communis
by C.M. Boger — General Analysis
- STICKY, stringy, etc.(Comp. Adhesive.)
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by C.M. Boger — General Analysis
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Myrtus communis appears in 4 of the 13 classic books on Similia. Each was written to do a different job — here is what each adds on this remedy, with the opening of its entry.
“Myrtle The leaves contain Myrtol, an active antiseptic. Chest pains, as found often in consumptives, call for this remedy. Incipient phthisis. Nerve sedative and stimulant to mucous membranes, bronchitis, cystitis and pyelitis. Stitching pain in left breast, running through to shoulder-blade ( Illic; Therid; Pix )…”
“Myrtle. (Closely allied to Granatum, the Pomegranate-tree.) N. O. Myrtaceæ. Tincture of fresh shoots and leaves. Tincture of fresh flowering shoots and leaves. Catarrhal fevers / Chest, stitches in / Coryza / Cough / Tuberculosis Myrt. com. is an unproved remedy, the symptoms of the Schema being entirely clinical…”
“Myrtle. Myrtaceæ. A cultivated shrub or small tree native to countries bordering on the Mediterranean. It is mentioned by Hippocrates, Galen, Dioscorides, the Arabians and other ancient writers (see article by Hering, Hah. Mo., vol. 7, p. 62, 1871). No provings. CLINICAL AUTHORITIES. Cough and coryza , Wahle, Rück…”
Kent's Repertory lists Myrtus communis in 18 rubrics. These are the ones where it carries the highest grade — the symptoms Kent treated as most characteristic. Most of them sit in CHEST (9), COUGH (5), EXTREMITIES (3), GENERALITIES (1).