Bayberry herb can treat fevers, colds, flu, excessive mucus and heavy menstruation
This medicinal herb may be used as a tonic
Bayberry herb (Myrica cerifera) is a marshland plant of the eastern United States. The common names are are bayberry bush, American bayberry, American vegetable tallow tree, bayberry wax tree, myrtle, wax myrtle, candleberry, candleberry myrtle, tallow shrub, American vegetable wax, and vegetable flowers.
It is also known as myrica cerifera, wild cinnamon, myrica pensylvania, and southern bayberry. Parts used are the bark, root and leaves.
The main use of this herb was to treat canker sores. It is used as an astringent, a tonic and a stimulant.
Benefits of bayberry medicinal herb
It is good for hemorrhages, fevers, colds, flu, sinuses, nasal polyps, vaginal polyps, excessive mucus and heavy menstruation. It is very effective on the female organs and on the uterus during pregnancy.
Drink the tea for jaundice, scrofula, and canker sores in the throat and in the mouth. The tea also aids in perspiration, improves the whole circulation and tones up the tissues.
If you are unable to purchase capsules, the following formula may be used for colds, fevers, flu, colic, cramps, and pain the stomach:
4 ounces bayberry
2 ounces ginger
1 ounce white pine
1/16 ounce cloves
1/16 ounce capsicum
The herbs must be in powdered form. Mix the herbs and pass them through a fine sieve for several times. Use one teaspoonful in a cup of hot water. Let the herbs settle and then drink the clear liquid leaving the settling at the bottom of the container.
Precaution
Bayberry contains tannin so it is best to avoid the consumption of milk which will counteract its effect.