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Common Names
Bayberry; Wax Myrtle; Southern Bayberry; Candle-Berry
How this plant is used
Medicinal
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAURIC-ACID | 7 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| LIMONENE | 60 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| LINALOL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINALOOL | 53 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| LUPEOL | 21 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LUPEOL | 21 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LUPEOL | 21 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LUPEOL | 21 | Stem | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Bark | 107.0 | 490.0 | -0.86 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Bark | 1.4 | 6.4 | -0.63 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MIMULINE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| MYRCINE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| MYRICADIOL | 1 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| MYRICANOL | 0 | Bark | not available | 480.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRICANONE | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRICERON-CAFFEOYL-ESTER | 0 | Branches | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRICERONE-CAFFEOYLESTER | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRICETIN | 34 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRICITRIN | 13 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRISTIC-ACID | 6 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Absorbent | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Acaricide | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACE-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AChE-Inhibitor | 1 | Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8. |
| Acidulant | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 4 | 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 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allergenic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Amphiglycemic? | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Analgesic | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Androgenic? | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Anesthetic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anorexic | 1 | 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 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiacne | 6 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiacrodermatitic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiacrodynic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiadenomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |