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Morella pensylvanica
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This herb is NOT recommended while breastfeeding as effects on infants are unknown.
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Shrub of North American coastlines; waxy berries used to make bayberry candles; bark used in Thomsonian herbal medicine as astringent and circulatory stimulant.
Shrub of North American coastlines; waxy berries used to make bayberry candles; bark used in Thomsonian herbal medicine as astringent and circulatory stimulant. Key active compounds include myricitrin, phenols, tannins.
myricitrin, along with phenols and tannins, are the primary bioactive compounds in Bayberry Wax Myrtle. These compounds disrupts microbial cell membranes and inhibits pathogen growth.
Astringent
Limited clinical evidence; primarily supported by traditional use and preliminary studies
Circulatory stimulant
Limited clinical evidence; primarily supported by traditional use and preliminary studies
Diaphoretic
Antimicrobial
Circulatory stimulant in Thomsonian medicine
Based on traditional use; clinical evidence limited
Astringent for diarrhea and sore throat
Based on traditional use; clinical evidence limited
Stimulant tonic for fevers
Based on traditional use; clinical evidence limited
Used by Indigenous peoples of eastern coast
Based on traditional use; clinical evidence limited
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