Myrtus Communis

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It is an evergreen ovate-leaved tree. The flowers are white or fragrant pink. The fruits are soft, black, juicy, when dried they are used as spices. The used parts of the plant are the leaves, fruits, and the rich volatile oils in them. The leaves contain cineole oil, fabapentin, myrtinol, myrtinable acetate, limonene, vaterpineol, geraniol, geranyl acetate and myrtle. They also contain tannins, the most important of which are gallotne and concentrated tannins. The oil extracted from the leaves is used in massage operations for paralysis cases.