Bayberry or Wax Myrtle
(Myrica Cerifera; M. Carolinensis; Myricaceae)
PARTS USED:
Bark (preferably the rootbark), wax (from the berries), leaves.
THERAPEUTIC ACTION:
Astringent, tonic, alterative, cholagogue, diuretic, sialagogue, emetic (large doses), haemost styptic, vulnerary, errhine, sternutatory, discutient. Wax: mildly astringent, somewhat narcotic. Leaves: astringent, aromatic.
Bayberry and lobelia are considered by many as the most useful herbs in botanic medicine. Bayberry forms the base for the famous Composition Powder, which comes as near to being a cure ...
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