Information About The Herb Bayberry

Botanical Name: Myrica cerifera, Myrica communis, Myrica pensylvanica

Common Name: Candle Berry, Myrica, Tallow Shrub, Waxberry, Wax Myrtle

Plant Family: Myricaceae

Origin: Eastern North America near the Atlantic Coast and on the shores of Lake Erie

History: The wax was first used medicinally in 1722

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Plant Constituents

Contains:

• acid similar to saponin
• acrid and astringent resins
• albumen
• extractive
• gallic acid
• gum
• lignin
• red coloring substance
• starch
• tannic acid
• volatile oil

The Wax consists of the glycerides:

• stearic acid
• palmitic acid
• myristic acid
• oleaic acid

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Usage

Medicinal Parts Used: The dried bark of the Root, the Wax

Bayberry

• The leaves were used by Venus to make her more seductive
• The oil of Bayberry would bring prosperity and luck
• The tree was sacred to Venus and was an emblem of love used in love potions

Bayberry is commonly used for:

Female Conditions

• leucorrhoea
• uterine hemorrhage

Gastrointestinal Conditions

• canker of the stomach and bowels
• diarrhea
• dysentery
• internal ulcers

Glandular Conditions

• scrofula
• Liver Conditions
• jaundice

Respiratory Tract Conditions

Tea made of Bayberry is a good gargle for:

• sore or inflamed throat 
• tonsillitis

Oil:

• internal antiseptic [an agent for inhibiting the growth of microorganism on living tissue or destroying pathogenic or putrefactive bacteria]

Bayberry, taken in small doses:

• improves circulation by increasing the vitality of all the systems of your body

and is therefore beneficial for:

• chills
• clamminess
• coldness of the extremities

especially when combined with Cayenne

Externally it can be used: 

• as a douche made of the tea for vaginal infections
• as a poultice on varicose veins to strengthen the blood vessels combined with Slippery Elm
• for old ulcers
• to beautify the skin

Other

• makes one more amorous

Other Uses:

• an ingredient of Bay Rum hair lotion
• in the manufacture of soap

Action:

• alterative [an agent capable of favorably altering or changing unhealthy conditions of the body and tending to restore normal bodily function, usually by improving nutrition]
• astringent [a binding agent that contracts organic tissue, reducing secretions or discharges of mucous and fluid from the body]
• cordial [invigorating, stimulating medicine, food or drink] corrective [restoring to a healthy state]
• deobstruant [an agent that clears away obstructions by opening the natural passages of the body]
• diuretic [an agent that increases the volume and flow of urine which cleanses the urinary system]
• emetic [an agent that causes vomiting] (in large doses)
• sialagogue [an agent that stimulates the secretion of saliva]
• slightly narcotic [a drug which relieves pain and induces sleep when used in medicinal doses; large doses of narcotics produce convulsions, stupor, insensibility, coma or death]
• stimulant [an agent that excites or quickens the functional activity of the tissues giving more energy]
• tonic [an agent that tones, strengthens and invigorates organs or the entire organism giving a feeling of well-being]

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Precautions

Drug Interactions:

Do not use Bayberry without first talking to your practitioner or healthcare provider if your taking any of the following medications:

• None known

Products

Global Herbal Supplies has Bayberry available in the following forms:

• Bayberry Extract
• Dried Bayberry

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Research

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Information given by our website  is provided for informational purposes and is not meant to substitute for the advice provided by a physician or other medical professionals. You should not use the information given for diagnosing a health problem or disease. If you have or suspect that you have a medical problem, promptly contact your health care provider. The above information is just a guide to general circumstances and in no way should it contradict the advice that you have been given by your naturopath, medical doctor or specialist.

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