Mark Tierno's Medicinal Herbs Database |
Bayberry |
Botanical Name |
Myrica pensylvanica |
System Affected |
mouth, diarrhea, hemorrhages |
Properties |
mouth root bark: astringent action. diarrhea, hemorrhages soothes throat as a gargle wax-covered berries make aromatic candles and soap |
Description |
shrub |
Origin |
Maritimes |
Notes |
also called: tallow shrub, waxberry, wax myrtle |
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