MYRTUS
\mˈɪətəs], \mˈɪətəs], \m_ˈɪ__ə_t_ə_s]\
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The leaves of Myrtus communis, myrtle, employed as an astringent in vesical and bronchial catarrhs in doses of gr. 15-30 (1.0-2.0) or the equivalent in a decoction.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
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