Bayberry Snuff is the stuff - keep some in your purse

Bayberry Snuff is the stuff - keep some in your purse

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An evergreen shrub or small tree with elongated leaves followed by flowers and then spherical, grayish-white, waxy fruits.

Family:Myricaceae; other members are Myrtle

Genus and species:Myrica cerifera

Also known as (aka):Bayberry Bush, America Bayberry, Southern Bayberry as it grows in Florida, American Vegetable Tallow Tree, American Vegetable Wax, Bayberry Wax Tree, Wax Myrtle, Candleberry, Candleberry Myrtle, Vegetable Tallow, Tallowbush.

Medicinal properties:Astringent, strengthening, stimulating. The leaves are an aromatic herb that stimulates blood circulation, increases sweating and controls bacterial infections. The fruit's wax is used to make candles and soap.

The root bark contains myricitrin as well as tannins and triterpenoids (myricadiol, taraxerol and taraxerone), while the wax contains esters of palmitic, myristic and lauric acids.

Parts used:Root bark, leaves, flowers

Used:Bayberry helps stop bleeding from the lungs, uterus and colon and can be used as a poultice for external wounds.

OUsed internally for fever, cold, flu, excessive mucus, colitis. For excessive or heavy menstruation as well as vaginal discharge and uterine bleeding, soak a tampon in bayberry tea and insert the tampon three times a day for 20-minute intervals. Very important to contact a doctor.

OVery good for jaundice, canker sores, itchy skin, ulcers, wounds, dandruff and hair loss. Apply fomentation to the affected areas and rinse the scalp with the tea after shampooing.

OThe tea is excellent for a sore throat. It will thoroughly remove all putrefactive matter from the throat. Steep a teaspoon in half a liter of boiling water or 30 minutes. Gargle with the tea until the throat is clear, or gargle 10 times and repeat later.

OIt is a good idea to drink bayberry tea for any type of illness to remove excess mucus from the stomach. It will cause you to vomit, if it doesn't then tickle the back of the throat. In this way, the bad mucus is removed and the mucous secretions become normally active again. Particularly good for nicotine poisoning.

OVery good for spongy or bleeding gums. Simply apply the powder form to the gums and leave it on for as long as you can stand it, then rinse with warm water as you would with mouthwash. You can also use the tea and swish it around in your mouth, which is also just as beneficial.

OIf you have a cold, prepare a tea from:

Bay leaf and yarrow or bay leaf and catnip or bay leaf and sage or bay leaf and peppermint.

OBayberry has a high content tannin Contents. If you drink it as a tea, you may want to add a little milk to counteract the effects of the tannin.

OTo use as snuff:

Put some powder on the middle finger of your right hand. Close the left nostril with your left hand and sniff the powder through the right nostril. Do the same with the left side. It is best to use the snuff in both nostrils.

Other Herbal Formulas from Shepherds Purse Naturals:

o Swine flu (H1N1) buster

o Flushing the nasal passages

o Mucus-forming foods

o Herb chest packs

o Building immunity

o Blood purifier