MYRTOL
\mˈɪətˌɒl], \mˈɪətˌɒl], \m_ˈɪ__ə_t_ˌɒ_l]\
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By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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The oil obtained by distilling the leaves of Myrtus communis. It is balsamic, disinfectant, and antiseptic, and is used internally as a stomachic and in small doses as a sedative, also in subacute catarrhal affections of the respiratory tract, although here it is said to act as an irritant from the presence of terpene. Externally it is employed in rheumatism and psoriasis.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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