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Myrtus Communis

Q / 30CMyrtus
Common Myrtle · "The Left Lung Chest Remedy"
myrt-c.PlantUncommonPsoric
🎯 It acts as a nerve sedative and stimulant to mucous membranes, particularly indicated for chest conditions and respiratory infections.
📖 Boericke writes:
The leaves contain Myrtol, an active antiseptic. Chest pains, as found often in consumptives, call for this remedy. . Nerve sedative and stimulant to mucous membranes, , and .
👤 Constitution
Typically indicated for individuals suffering from chronic respiratory weakness or those in the early stages of lung disease.
Key Symptoms — Give When You See
Stitching pain in left breast, running through to shoulder-blade (Illic; Therid; Pix).
chest
🩺 Systems & Indications
🫀Chest
Used for chest pain and respiratory irritation, especially when there is sharp pain in the left side.
Stitching pain in left breast, running through to shoulder-blade (Illic; Therid; Pix).
Dry, hollow cough, with tickling in chest.
Worse in the morning.
Sensation of burning in left chest.
🔑 Modalities
Worse from
💊 Dosage & Potency

Historical record, not a prescription. Boericke published this in 1927. It is not medical advice — consult a qualified practitioner before acting on it.

Summarised from the passage below — Boericke’s own wording is the record.

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Primary Dosage
🌿 Remedy Relationships
🔄 Compare With
Myrtus Chekan

Boericke's Materia Medica