>Supplement Index> Bayberry / Myrica cerifera / Candle berry / Wax berry / Wax myrtle / Tallow shrub > Bayberry General Information Bayberry Uses & Scientific Evidence For Bayberry Dosage Information Bayberry Safety & Interaction Information Buy Bayberry Supplements and Products - - - - - - - - - - - - Back to Top - - - - - - - - - - - - Bayberry General Information For hundreds of years, Bayberry was used by the Choctaw Indians. They boiled the leaves and drank the decoction as a treatment for fever. Later, Louisiana settlers drank Bayberry wax in hot water as a cure for dysentery. By the 19th century, herbalists recommended Bayberry bark tea for colds, flu, other infectious diseases, diarrhea, and fever. This herb has tonic, stimulant, and astringent properties. Taken in large doses, this herb has an emetic effect. - - - - - - - - - - - - Back to Top - - - - - - - - - - - - Bayberry Uses & Scientific Evidence For Bayberry is used to improve circulation, promote perspiration, boost the immune system, and ward off infections. The dried bark in an infusion, can be used to treat colds, flu, fever, coughs, sore throats, and can also be used to treat excess vaginal discharge. Bayberry helps reduce symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and mucous colitis. This herb is used to increase circulation, promote sweating, and help prevent bacterial infections. Bayberry can also be used topically to treat skin infections, skin disease, and ulcers. - - - - - - - - - - - - Back to Top - - - - - - - - - - - - Bayberry Dosage Information To take as a decoction, boil 1 teaspoon of powdered root bark in a pint of water. Add a small amount of milk and drink cool, up to 2 cups a day. The taste will be bitter. To use the tincture formulation, take 20 to 60 drops, 2 to 4 times a day. To use as a gargle, mix drops in a little water and gargle as necessary. - - - - - - - - - - - - Back to Top - - - - - - - - - - - - Bayberry Safety & Interaction Information When taken in high doses, Bayberry root bark can cause stomach distress, nausea, and vomiting. Those with chronic gastrointestinal conditions should use it cautiously. If you have kidney disease, high blood pressure, or congestive heart failure, consult your physician before using Bayberry. Safety in young children and pregnant or nursing women is not known. - - - - - - - - - - - - Back to Top - - - - - - - - - - Buy Bayberry Supplements and Products Below