Sweet Gale
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Other Names: Bayberry, Bog Myrtle, Bois-Sent-Bon, Dutch Myrtle, Galé Odorant, Lorette, Mirto de Brabante, Mirto de Turbera, Myrica gale, Myrique Baumier, Myrte Bâtard, Myrte des Marais, Piment Aquatique, Piment Royal, Poivre du Brabant, Romarin du Nord.
Sweet gale is an herb. The leaves, branches, and wax are used to make medicine.
Special Precautions of Sweet Gale
- This herb should not be taken internally while pregnant or breastfeeding- may cause miscarriage.
- The leaves are normally used as a tea, but they do contain a poisonous aromatic oil, so some caution is advised in their use
Health Benefits and uses of Sweet Gale are
The leaves are abortifacient, aromatic, astringent, emmenagogue and stomachic.
- People take sweet gale for digestion problems.
- In Sweden, a strong brew of sweet gale dried bark is used to treat intestinal worms and to relieve itching.
- Sweet Gale was considered very useful for helping stimulate your dream life, or to obtain lucid dreaming.
- for toothache.
