Steinmetz:Myrica
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Myrica cerifera (and other species)
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Myricaceae
- English Names
- Box Myrtle
- Bayberry
- American Candleberry
- Wax Myrtle
- Natural Habitat
- Eastern parts of North America
- Himalaya
- Nepal
- Burma
- South America
- Part(s) Used
- Cortex radicis Myricae
- Cera baccae Myricae
- Folia Myricae
- Fructus Myricae
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- Constituent(s)
- wax
- resin
- saccharine
- tannin
- salts; the bark yields the colouring principle myricetin
- Action
- bark: sudorific
- laxative
- emetic
- deobstruent
- purifying
- alterative
- astringent
- stimulant
- tonic
- aromatic
- antiscrofulous; wax: used as a substitute for beeswax; leaf: cordial
- stomachic. The berries are eaten both raw and cooked
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Myrica gale
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Myricaceae
- English Names
- Sweet Gale
- Bog Myrtle
- Dutch Myrtle
- Sweet Willow
- Bastard Myrtle
- Natural Habitat
- Northern Europe (including Great Britain)
- Northern parts of America
- Part(s) Used
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- Constituent(s)
- leaf: tannic acid; berry: wax
- gum
- amylaceous matter
- Action
- cordial
- stomachic
- astringent
- aromatic
- antiparasitic
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