Myrtle Itace asalin ta Girka, Sunanta ya samo asali ne daga Girkanci wanda ke nufin turare, Macedonia suna amfani da furannin don yin ruwa mai ƙanshi, wanda suke kira Mala'ikan ruwa. Lokacin da Mala'ikan ruwa, fata tayi santsi da haske. Amma fure tana da kadara ta musamman, tana kashe kwayoyin cuta da kashe kwayoyin cuta, ganyenta da yayanta suna da matukar daraja da itace.
A cikin Girka A zamanin da, bawai an ci kambun nasara ba, an yiwa jarumai kamannin laurel, wadanda suka kayar ta hanyar da ba ta tashin hankali ba sun sami kambi na myrtle, wanda sunansa na kimiyya shi ne myrtus communis, yana da itacen Bahar Rum, tare da ganye masu ƙyalƙyali, da haske sosai, furannin farare ne, suna girma ne daga bishiyoyin ganyen, suna da dogayen dogaye. 'Ya'yan itacen ta berriesa berriesan baƙar fata ne masu launin shuɗi, ana iya ci, kuma yana ba da launi na musamman ga daji, wanda yake da tsayayya sosai ga bushewa, fasalin sa ya zama cikakke ga lambuna da filaye. Tana kare kanta daga masu farauta kamar kusan dukkanin tsire-tsire na Bahar Rum, tana ɓoye man mai mai ɗanɗano wanda ke gujewa masu farautar. Saboda wannan turaren, tsohuwar al'adun gargajiya, gami da Girkawa sun nemi wannan daji sosai.
Helenawa sun keɓe myrtle ga allahiya Aphrodite, kuma suna ɗaukarsa alama ce ta ƙauna, yahudawa suna ɗaukarsa a matsayin kyauta ta alherin allahntaka, kuma suna amfani da shi don rawanin amarya a ranar bikin aurensu.
El Pierre Fabre dakin gwaje-gwaje Lokacin da ya koya game da kaddarorin myrtle, sai ya zama yana sha'awar furanninta, amma bayan nazarin shi, abin da ya fi ba shi sha'awa shine ikon rufe hanyoyin tashoshin. Ana amfani da 'ya'yan itacen berry a matsayin kayan ƙanshi.