Bayrum Tree

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Haiti, Trinidad, English, Nc

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Ache(Head), Anodyne, Bite(Bug), Bruise

Science studied: ALPHA-AMORPHENE, ALPHA-CADINENE, CALACORENE, CALAMENENE

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Myrtaceae

Scientific name: Pimenta racemosa

Common names: Bayrum Tree, West Indian Bay, Bay, Bay Leaf, Bay Rum Tree, Bay rum tree, Bayberry, Bayrom Tree, Bayrumtree, Berrón, Bois d'Inde, Bwadend, Bwadenn, Cinnamon Bush, Cinnamon Tree, Malagueta; Bay-rum tree, Ozua, Sinamoni, West Indian Bay Tree, West Indian bay, bay rum tree

POWO: 196820-2 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in Haiti, Elsewhere, Trinidad, English, Nc.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Ache(Head)
• Anodyne
• Bite(Bug)
• Bruise
• Carminative
• Chest-Cold
• Cold
• Digestive

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Haiti
• Elsewhere
• Trinidad
• English
• Nc

Documented cultural uses

• Ache(Head)
• Anodyne
• Bite(Bug)
• Bruise
• Carminative
• Chest-Cold
• Cold
• Digestive
• Dyspepsia
• Expectorant
• Fever
• Flu

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

• Ache(Head) · Haiti · "
• Anodyne · Haiti · "
• Bite(Bug) · Haiti · "
• Bruise · Haiti · "
• Carminative · Elsewhere · "
• Chest-Cold · Trinidad · "
• Cold · Trinidad · "
• Digestive · Haiti · "
• Dyspepsia · Elsewhere · "
• Expectorant · Elsewhere · "
• Expectorant · Trinidad · "
• Fever · Trinidad · "
• Flu · Trinidad · "
• Incontinence · Haiti · "
• Nausea · Haiti · "
• Perfume · English · "
• Pleurisy · Trinidad · "
• Pneumonia · Trinidad · "
• Sore(Throat) · Haiti · "
• Stroke · Trinidad · "
• Vertigo · Haiti · "
• Adenopathy · Haiti · "
• Antiseptic · Haiti · "
• Diarrhea · Elsewhere · "

7 additional documented entries remain in the source record.

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

• Pimenta racemosa extract ameliorates chemically induced ulcerative colitis in rats by suppressing inflammation and oxidative stress. · 2026 source ↗
• Chemical profile of essential oil from Pimenta racemosa leaves, antioxidant potential, and its enzyme inhibitory properties. · 2025 source ↗
• The contact toxicity and toxic mechanism of essential oils from Pimenta racemosa and Eugenia caryophyllata against Haemaphysalis longicornis (Acari: Ixodidae). · 2024 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• ALPHA-AMORPHENE
• ALPHA-CADINENE
• CALACORENE
• CALAMENENE
• BETA-CEDRENE
• CHAVICOL
• 1,8-CINEOLE
• BETA-COPAENE
• ALPHA-CUBEBENE
• P-CYMENE
• EICOSANE
• EUGENOL
• CIS-ALPHA-FARNESENE
• GERANYL-ACETATE
• GERMACRENE-D
• HEPTADECANE

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Sources

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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