MYRTLE LEAF EXTRACT

Myrtle (Myrtus communis L.) is an aromatic evergreen shrub that grows mainly in the Mediterranean climate and has a fragrant essential oil.

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Food Supplements Flavouring, Lozenges, Gummy

Beverage Flavor Syrup, tea, liquor and wine

Herbal Medicine It is used to treat inflammatory and infectious processes such as prostatitis, bronchitis, sinusitis and colds, to improve the defence mechanism against fungi and bacteria, to treat lung infections such as bronchitis, whooping cough and tuberculosis

Cleaning Solid/liquid soap and gel

Active Ingredients Polyphenols, myrtoluene (MC), semi myrtucommulone (S-MC), 1,8-cineole, a-pinene, mytenyl acetate, limonene, linalool and a-terpinolene.

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Myrtle plant is known as "murt" in our country. It is an evergreen, perennial plant that forms white or purple fruits in autumn. The leaves and fruits of the plant stand out with their unique odour.

Myrtle (Myrtus communis L.) is an aromatic evergreen shrub that grows mainly in the Mediterranean climate and has a fragrant essential oil. Containing various bioactive molecules such as polyphenols, anthocyanins, polyphenolic acids and flavonoids, myrtle has antioxidant and antimicrobial activities.

Leaves contain 1-2% essential oil. The essential oil contains α-pinene (12.2-60.4%), 1,8-cineole (6.2-27.3%), limonene (1.4-26.7%), linalool (0.7-21.0%), myrtenyl acetate (0-29.1%), and geraniol (0.3-8.3%).

Other compounds: Polifenoller, mirtukommulon (MC), semimyrtukommulon (S-MC), 1,8-sineol, a-pinen, mirtenil asetat, limonen, linalool ve a-terpinolen