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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NIACIN | 39 | Bark | 6.0 | 28.0 | -0.56 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| PHENOL | 26 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Bark | 427.0 | 1960.0 | -0.87 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Bark | 13516.0 | 62000.0 | -0.64 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Leaf | not available | 108000.0 | -1.04 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Seed | not available | 49000.0 | -1.64 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| RESIN | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SELENIUM | 60 | Bark | 1.0 | 3.4 | -0.14 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SILICON | 4 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SODIUM | 1 | Bark | 166.0 | 760.0 | 0.54 | Duke, 1992 * |
| STARCH | 5 | Bark | 13080.0 | 60000.0 | -0.38 | Duke, 1992 * |
| STARCH | 5 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| SUGARS | 0 | Bark | 19620.0 | 90000.0 | 0.96 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TANNIC-ACID | 41 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| TANNINS | 0 | Bark | not available | 39000.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TARAXEROL | 2 | Bark | not available | 400.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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 * |