BAYBERRY BARK

Bayberry bark is one of the most widely used agents in the herbal practice. It figures in many of the compound powders and is the base of the celebrated composition powder, a prescription of which will be found in the "Herbal Formulae" section of this volume. In cases of coldness of the extremities, chills and influenza, an infusion of 1 ounce of the powdered bark to 1 pint of water is taken warm. This assists circulation and promotes perspiration, especially when combined with Cayenne as in... 

The virtues of Bayberry bark were recognized and used beneficially by the herbalists of many generations ago. Indeed, their enthusiasm for this, as for certain other remedies also extremely efficacious within proper limits, led them to ascribe properties to the bark which it does not possess. Many affections of the uterine system, fistula, and even cancer were said to yield to its influence. 

Even in these cases, however, Bayberry bark certainly did less harm than many of the methods employed by the more orthodox practitioners of that time ... 

In dyspepsia. Also jaundice, together with Bayberry bark. Three or four wineglass doses daily of the 1 ounce to 1 pint infusion. 

Bayberry Bark (powdered) 1 ounce Wild Ginger 1/2 ounce... 

Bayberry Bark Bistort Root Prepared chalk... 

Bayberry Bark, Candleberry bark) myrica myrtle wax barry wax tallow shtub. Dried root batk of Myrica cerifera L., Myricaceae. Habit. Maryland to Florida, west to Texas and Arkansas. Comfit Acrid and astringent resin, myricic acid, tannin, red coloring matter, gum, starch. Bayberry wax consists of palmitic, myristic and Laurie acid esters. 

Tannins and phenols isolated from bayberry bark administered subcutaneously to rats have... 

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