Steinmetz:Myrica

Myrica cerifera (and other species)

Also known as (or relevant to) Myrica cerifera (and other species) Family Myricaceae English Names Box Myrtle Bayberry American Candleberry Wax Myrtle Natural Habitat Eastern parts of North America Himalaya Nepal Burma South America Part(s) Used Cortex radicis Myricae Cera baccae Myricae Folia Myricae Fructus Myricae

Constituent(s) wax resin saccharine tannin salts; the bark yields the colouring principle myricetin Action bark: sudorific laxative emetic deobstruent purifying alterative astringent stimulant tonic aromatic antiscrofulous; wax: used as a substitute for beeswax; leaf: cordial stomachic. The berries are eaten both raw and cooked

Myrica gale

Also known as (or relevant to) Myrica gale Family Myricaceae English Names Sweet Gale Bog Myrtle Dutch Myrtle Sweet Willow Bastard Myrtle Natural Habitat Northern Europe (including Great Britain) Northern parts of America Part(s) Used Herba Myricae Gale

Constituent(s) leaf: tannic acid; berry: wax gum amylaceous matter Action cordial stomachic astringent aromatic antiparasitic