Myrica gale L. was harvested from wild populations in Scotland and Finland. Above-ground vegetation was assessed for growth and potential yield of biomass. Essential oil yield and composition were measured: leaf oil yield was 0.05–0.29%, flower oil yield 0.97%. Main components were α-pinene [20.1–38.9%], 1,8-cineole [2.5–23.9%], germacrene [0.4–13.2%] and γ-cadinene [8.4–21.0]. The essential oil has a potential use as a midge repellent.
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Svoboda et al. (1998) studied this question.