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Plant Myrica cerifera (Myricaceae)

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Common name(s)
Bayberry, Candle-Berry, Southern Bayberry, Wax Myrtle
How used
Medicinal

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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
0 11-O-METHYL-(+,-)-MYRICANOL Bark -- 40.0 -- *
0 5,11,17-TRI-O-ACETYL-(+,-)-MYRICANOL Bark -- 160.0 -- *
10 ALPHA-AMYRIN Stem -- -- -- *
10 ALPHA-AMYRIN Leaf -- -- -- *
10 ALPHA-AMYRIN Fruit -- -- -- *
10 ALPHA-AMYRIN Root -- -- -- *
28 ALPHA-PINENE Leaf -- -- -- CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
5 ALUMINUM Bark 33.0 151.0 -0.20 *
112 ASCORBIC-ACID Bark 143.0 656.0 1.41 *
0 ASH Bark 13080.0 60000.0 -0.58 *
0 ASH Leaf -- 127000.0 0.14 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
9 BETA-AMYRIN Stem -- -- -- *
9 BETA-AMYRIN Leaf -- -- -- *
9 BETA-AMYRIN Fruit -- -- -- *
53 BETA-CAROTENE Bark -- -- -- *
13 BETULIN Leaf -- -- -- *
13 BETULIN Root -- -- -- Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
13 BETULIN Stem -- -- -- *
13 BETULIN Fruit -- -- -- Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
28 CALCIUM Bark 2442.0 11200.0 -0.71 *
*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.