Myrica cerifera

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Noun

Myrica cerifera - evergreen aromatic shrubby tree of southeastern United States having small hard berries thickly coated with white wax used for candlesbay myrtle, puckerbushwax myrtle - any shrub or small tree of the genus Myrica with aromatic foliage and small wax-coated berries

myrica cerifera

bayberry

Many types. Small tree/ Bush up to 12 ft.(4m) Thin oval waxy pointy leaves with hairy fruits (when young) that become wax-coated balls that cluster along the branch. Depending on type, fruit color can be blue, purple, black, red, white, green. Leaves fan out like helicopter blades. Wax used for candles, but not edible. Stays green year round. Leaves, roots and bark are used for increasing vitality of the whole body, improving circulation, gas, bowel and liver problems, ulcers, colds, illness, astringent, anti-inflammatory, diuretic, anti-bacterial, immune booster. Leaves used for seasoning like bay leaves. Berries edible, can be ground like pepper. Smell of the leaves keeps mosquitos away. Tea used as vaginal douche for infections, gargle for sore throats and tonsillitis.

Myrica cerifera

bayberry

Herbal medicine
A shrub, the root bark of which contains myricadiol—a triterpene, myricitrin—a flavonoid glycoside, tannins, resin and gum; it is anti-inflammatory, antipyretic and astringent.

Toxicity
Electrolyte derangement; retention of Na+ and reduced K+.

Myrica cerifera

Related to Myrica cerifera: wax myrtles

noun

Synonyms for Myrica cerifera

noun evergreen aromatic shrubby tree of southeastern United States having small hard berries thickly coated with white wax used for candles

Synonyms

bay myrtle
puckerbush

Related Words

wax myrtle

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