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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Antidepressant | 5 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antidermatitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidermatotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidiabetic | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidiarrheic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidiscotic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidote | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antidote (Aluminum) | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antidote (Cadmium) | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidote (Iodine) | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antidote (Lead) | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidote (Mercury) | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidote (Paraquat) | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antidysenteric | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Antidysgeuzic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidyskinetic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antidysmenorrheic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antidyspeptic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidysphagic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiEBV | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |