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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Plant Myrica cerifera (Myricaceae)

Common Names
Bayberry, Wax Myrtle, Southern Bayberry, Candle-Berry
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
11-O-METHYL-(+,-)-MYRICANOL 0 Bark 40.0 *
5,11,17-TRI-O-ACETYL-(+,-)-MYRICANOL 0 Bark 160.0 *
ALPHA-AMYRIN 10 Fruit *
ALPHA-AMYRIN 10 Leaf *
ALPHA-AMYRIN 10 Root *
ALPHA-AMYRIN 10 Stem *
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Leaf CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
ALUMINUM 5 Bark 33.0 151.0 -0.20 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Bark 143.0 656.0 1.41 *
ASH 0 Bark 13080.0 60000.0 -0.58 *
ASH 0 Leaf 127000.0 0.14 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
BETA-AMYRIN 9 Fruit *
BETA-AMYRIN 9 Leaf *
BETA-AMYRIN 9 Stem *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Bark *
BETULIN 13 Fruit Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
BETULIN 13 Leaf *
BETULIN 13 Root Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
BETULIN 13 Stem *
CALCIUM 28 Bark 2442.0 11200.0 -0.71 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 2 (View) *
Absorbent 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Acaricide 3 (View) *
ACE-Inhibitor 3 (View) *
AChE-Inhibitor 1 (View) Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8.
Acidulant 1 (View) Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 4 (View) Yoshikawa, M., et al. 1998. Antidiabetic Principles of Natural Medicines. II. Aldose Reductase and Alpha-Glucosidase Inhibitors from Brazilian Natural Medicine, the Leaves of Myrcia multiflora DC. (....). Chem Pharm Bull, 46(1): 113-119.
Allelochemic 3 (View) *
Allergenic 6 (View) *
Amphiglycemic? 1 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Analgesic 9 (View) *
Androgenic? 1 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anesthetic 2 (View) *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 3 (View) *
Anorexic 1 (View) Cooper-Driver, G. A., Chemical substances in plants toxic to animals, pp. 213-47 in Rechcigl, M., Jr., ed. CRC Handbook of Naturally Occurring Food Toxicants, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1983, 339 pp.
Antiacetylcholinesterase 3 (View) *
Antiacne 6 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiacrodermatitic 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Antiacrodynic 1 (View) *
Antiadenomic 1 (View) *