botanical record · discovered
Bayberry
Myrica cerifera
Bayberry · Wax Myrtle · Southern Bayberry · Candle-Berry
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Turkey, Mexico, US, US(Appalachia), Guatemala, US(SC)
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Astringent, Canker, Cordial, Diarrhea
Science studied: ASCORBIC-ACID, CALCIUM, CARBOHYDRATES, BETA-CAROTENE
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Myricaceae
Scientific name: Myrica cerifera
Common names: Bayberry, Wax Myrtle, Southern Bayberry, Candle-Berry
History
The source record documents this plant in Turkey, Mexico, US, US(Appalachia), Guatemala, US(SC).
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Astringent
- Canker
- Cordial
- Diarrhea
- Dysentery
- Emetic
- Fever
- Hemorrhage
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- Jaundice
- Laxative
- Medicine
- Mouth
- Polyp(Nose)
- Soap
- Sudorific
- Throat
- Tonic
- Uterus
- Vermifuge
- Deobstruent
- Scrofula
- Tea
- Alterative
- Stimulant
- Stomachic
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Turkey
- Mexico
- US
- US(Appalachia)
- Guatemala
- US(SC)
Documented cultural uses
- Astringent
- Canker
- Cordial
- Diarrhea
- Dysentery
- Emetic
- Fever
- Hemorrhage
- Jaundice
- Laxative
- Medicine
- Mouth
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- Polyp(Nose)
- Soap
- Sudorific
- Throat
- Tonic
- Uterus
- Vermifuge
- Deobstruent
- Scrofula
- Tea
- Alterative
- Stimulant
- Stomachic
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
- <i>Myrica cerifera</i>, a Medicinal Plant of the Lumbee Tribe, has Antibacterial and Nematicidal Properties. · 2022 source ↗
- Biological Activities of Triterpenoids and Phenolic Compounds from Myrica cerifera Bark. · 2016 source ↗
- Anticancer potential of myricanone, a major bioactive component of Myrica cerifera: novel signaling cascade for accomplishing apoptosis. · 2013 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ASCORBIC-ACID
- CALCIUM
- CARBOHYDRATES
- BETA-CAROTENE
- FAT
- FIBER
- GALLIC-ACID
- GUM
- LAURIC-ACID
- LINALOOL
- MANGANESE
- MIMULINE
- MYRICITRIN
- PALMITIC-ACID
- PHENOL
- ALPHA-PINENE
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- POTASSIUM
- RIBOFLAVIN
- SELENIUM
- SODIUM
- STEARIC-ACID
- TARAXERONE
- GAMMA-TERPINENE
- ASH
- STARCH
- TARAXEROL
- TIN
- ZINC
- ALUMINUM
- COBALT
- KILOCALORIES
- MAGNESIUM
- MYRICADIOL
- NIACIN
- PHOSPHORUS
- SILICON
- TANNIC-ACID
- THIAMIN
- WAX
- BETULIN
- ALPHA-AMYRIN
- BETA-AMYRIN
- GLUTAMIC-ACID
- LUPEOL
- MYRICERON-CAFFEOYL-ESTER
- MYRICETIN
- EO
- CHROMIUM
- IRON
- PROTEIN
- WATER
- LIMONENE
- FIBER(CRUDE)
- FIBER(DIETARY)
- SUGARS
- THIAMINE
- MYRCINE
- MYRISTIC-ACID
- TANNINS
- UROCADIOL
- MYRICANOL
- MYRICANONE
- MYRICERONE-CAFFEOYLESTER
- RESIN
- 11-O-METHYL-(+,-)-MYRICANOL
- 5,11,17-TRI-O-ACETYL-(+,-)-MYRICANOL
Legality
Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.
Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.
Reference images
Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
Contributions and revisions
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