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Sweet gale, Myrica gale

Sweet gale, Myrica gale
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Myrica gale
Sweet Gale, Bog Myrtle 
Myricaceae


History and Origin
Sweet gale presents a very vast geographical distribution in North America. Sweet gale grows easily in the shrubby border of flood plains of the lakes and rivers, where it forms large populations. It is a perennial small-sized shrub with curved branches leaning over the water. Native Americans used it to preserve food, to prepare dye and in fumigations to keep mosquitoes away. They also prepared a diuretic decoction with branches.

pH 3,7-3,8 
Aroma and taste  A relative of bayberry, sweet gale has a subtler, less distinct fragrance, more on the untamed side. It is complex, bittersweet, herbaceous, and wet, with only an undertone of the bayberry spice so popular in potpourris and candles. The flavor is much sweeter than the fragrance, bordering on floral, very refreshing and light, with a slight green edge and a tiny bit of spice that is felt more than tasted at the back of the throat when consumed undiluted. The spiciness disappears completely in dilution and the flavor is sublime.
Stability and Shelf Life Quite stable. Although this is a relatively new hydrosol, to date shelf life seems to be in the two-years-plus range.
Properties and Applications
This is one of the most powerfully energetic of the waters. Sweet gale grows in clean, flowing water, and its red-and-yellow roots form a dense complex mass, allowing the plants to communicate directly with each other both chemically and by contact. Native Americans used it as a tea for communal dreaming, and the hydrosol has shown itself very powerful for lucid dreaming, meditation, group and distance healing, working with crystals, and all forms of energy work.
On the physical level it is a respiratory antiseptic, helping to loosen phlegm in the lungs, a boon for both dry and wet cough. Astringent to the digestive system, it promotes peristalsis in the bowel while calming gastric spasms and helps alleviate non-infectious diarrhea. A variety of sweet gale was a replacement for hops in old Swedish and British beer recipes, and the hydrosol makes a refreshing and thirst quenching beverage. Interestingly, this is one of the least diuretic hydrosols despite its pH value, and it is a good choice for those wishing to flavor their waters daily.
The hydrosol can be used as part of a phytotherapy treatment against cancer.
A daily intake of fifty millilitres diluted in water during mosquito and black fly season is said to work wonders as a bug repellent.
L’hydrolat figure parmi les plus puissants au point de vue énergétique. Le myrique baumier pousse dans l’eau et ses racines rouges et jaunes forment un réseau très dense et complexe permettant aux plantes de communiquer entre elles tant sur le plan chimique que physique. Les Amérindiens l’utilisaient en tisane pour les méditations de groupe et l’hydrolat se révèle très efficace pour la lucidité des rêves, la méditation, la guérison à distance et en groupe, le travail avec les cristaux et toutes les formes de travail énergétique. Au plan physique, c’est un antiseptique respiratoire qui aide à libérer les mucus accumulés au plan des poumons. Il est indiqué tant pour les toux grasses que les toux sèches. Il est
astringent pour le système digestif, encourage le péristaltisme dans l’intestin, calme les
spasmes gastriques et aide à alléger les diarrhées non infectieuses. Une variété de myrique baumier était utilisée en remplacement du houblon dans les recettes traditionnelles de bière suédoises et britanniques. L’hydrolat est une boisson rafraîchissante et désaltérante. Fait étonnant, cet hydrolat est l’un des moins diurétiques, et ce, en dépit de son pH. Il n’y a donc aucun inconvénient à le consommer quotidiennement. Il peut par ailleurs être inclus dans le cadre de traitements de phytothérapie contre le cancer. Il est suggéré de prendre 50 ml par jour dans de l’eau pour repousser les insectes.
Précautions d’usage
AVOID during pregnancy and lactation and in children less than two years old because of its neurotoxic and abortive properties.
References
Hydrosols, The Next Aromatherapy (Suzanne Catty), The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Essential Oils, La Flore Laurentienne, Native American Ethnobotany and the personal notes of Lucie Mainguy.

Discharge
Aliksir strongly recommends that you consult with a physician or aromatherapist. It is important to inform yourself concerning contraindications or incompatibilities with other substances. Hydrosols are powerful, and they must be used according to the physiological doses.