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  Natural Bayberry Candles
Bayberry wax, also known as bayberry tallow, candleberry, sweet gale, and wax myrtle, is the rarest and most prized of all candle waxes, and has a warm, earthy, spicy aroma.
Bayberry (myrica cerifera) wax is the aromatic green vegetable wax removed from the surface of the fruit of the bayberry shrub by boiling the berries in water and skimming the wax from the surface of the water.
Bayberry wax is very brittle which results in a very short burn time and candle breakage during shipping.
www.alpinenaturals.com /bayberrycandles.html   (352 words)

  
 Bayberry Information on Healthline
Bayberry, also known as wax myrtle, waxberry, or candelberry, is both a shrub and a tree.
Powdered bayberry root is useful as a bowel astringent in the treatment of diarrhea and colitis, a soothing and helpful gargle for the common cold or a sore throat, and as a douche in the treatment of leukorrhea, an abnormal white or yellow mucoid discharge from the vagina or cervix.
In the Herbal Materia Medica, bayberry root bark is classified as an astringent, a circulatory stimulant, as well as a diaphoretic, a remedy which dilates superficial capillaries and induces perspiration, sometimes used to reduce fevers.
www.healthline.com /galecontent/bayberry   (721 words)

  
 Bayberry Root Bark Herb   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Bayberry is effective used as a tea for douches in the treatment of excessive vaginal bleeding.
Bayberry is very desirable in treating any problems associated with female organs and has an excellent influence on the uterus during pregnancy.
Bayberry's major effect is said to be on the mucus accumulation in the respiratory and alimentary tracts.
www.regaininghealthnaturally.com /Herb_Information/Bayberry_Root.shtml   (707 words)

  
 CU Herb Society Herb of the Month - Rosemary
Bayberry grows easily in the U.S. and is often found along streams and near swamps and marshes in full sun.
Bayberry tea is recommended as a wash for spongy and bleeding gums and to be taken internally for jaundice, canker sores, stagnant circulation, and diarrhea; when combined with yarrow, catnip, sage and peppermint, it is "unexcelled for colds".
Because bayberry changes the way the body uses sodium and potassium, it should not be used by anyone with kidney disease, high blood pressure, or congestive heart failure, without a physician’s approval.
www.prairienet.org /herbsociety/hotm/bayberry.html   (665 words)

  
 Bayberry Description   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Bayberry is found on the entire coastal plain of South Carolina and North Carolina, and as far north as southern New Jersey.
Bayberry contains a high amount of vitamin C. Bayberry leaves are often steeped for a tea to relieve back pains associated with the kidneys.
Bayberry is also boiled as a remedy for diarrhea, severe colds and fever.
northbysouth.kenyon.edu /1998/health/bayberry.htm   (119 words)

  
  Myrica - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Some botanists split the genus into two genera on the basis of the catkin and fruit structure, restricting Myrica to a few species, and treating the others in Morella.
The species vary from 1 m shrubs up to 20 m trees; some are deciduous, but the majority of species are evergreen.
The wax coating on the fruit is indigestible for most birds, but a few species have adapted to be able to eat it, notably the Yellow-rumped Warbler in North America.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bayberry   (409 words)

  
 Bayberry   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Bayberry is a traditional indigenous medicine of North America.
The seed is naturally coated with "bayberry wax." This wax inhibits germination and may be removed by gently rubbing the seeds around on a piece of sandstone, or by rubbing the seeds between sheets of sandpaper.
Grow the plants out for a year in the nursery bed or in pots, and transplant to the landscape when the seedlings are substantial enough to thrive.
www.chatlink.com /~herbseed/Bayberry.htm   (314 words)

  
 herb data, Bayberry, Myrica cerifera, American bayberry, American vegetable tallow tree, bayberry wax tree, myrtle, wax ...
Initially bayberry was used medicinally only in the South, where the Choctaw Indians boiled the leaves and drank the decoction as a treatment for fever.
Bayberry is also valuable when taken in the usual manner for all kinds of hemorrhages, whether from the stomach, lungs, or excessive menstruation, and when combined with capsicum it is an unfailing remedy for this.
Bayberry is native to the USA but widely cultivated in Europe and the British Isles.
www.holistic-online.com /Herbal-Med/_Herbs/h75.htm   (956 words)

  
 Bayberry Bark
Bayberry has been used in the past at the first sight of colds, coughs, and flus.
Bayberry acts as a stimulant to rally the body's defenses and resistance to disease.
Bayberry bark is used to treat prolapsed uterus and excessive menstrual bleeding and may also be used as a douche to treat vaginal discharge.
www.vitamin-provider.com /bayberry-bark.htm   (212 words)

  
 Northern Bayberry Information Sheet | Shrub Information Sheets
Bayberry is an upright shrub, which is typically 5 to 8 feet in height, except on sand dunes and poor quality sites.
Bayberry is a native of the eastern coastal zone.
Bayberry is a natural selection for conservation plantings and for landscaping on coastal sands.
www.gardenguides.com /plants/factsheets/shrubs/factsheet.asp?symbol=MOPE6   (705 words)

  
 Bayberry
Bayberry is an evergreen shrub or small tree growing to about thirty feet, producing narrow, glossy, aromatic leaves, small, yellow flowers in catkins and gray, waxy berries that contain numerous fls seeds that have a crust of usable greenish-white wax.
Bayberry is found in the eastern and southern regions of Canada and the US, especially around Lake Erie, and as far west as Texas.
Bayberry is commonly used to increase circulation, stimulate perspiration, strengthen local resistance to infection, and to keep bacterial infections in check.
www.innvista.com /HEALTH/herbs/bayberry.htm   (448 words)

  
 Bayberry   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
—The bayberry is native in sandy swamps or wet woods from New Brunswick south to Florida.
Northern bayberry is a shrub 8 feet high or less, with broader and blunter leaves.
The wax obtained from the berries, used for making bayberry candles, is also an article of commerce.
www.hort.purdue.edu /newcrop/herbhunters/bayberry.html   (226 words)

  
 Cape Cod - Bayberry
It is important not to confuse northern bayberry with southern bayberry or wax-myrtle, which begins to replace the northern bayberry further south down the east coast (Stuckey et al.
In the 19th century bayberry tea was prescribed as a remedy for the cold or flu.
Ground and powdered roots and bark of bayberry were applied as a topical healing agent as well (egregore).
panda.cs.ndsu.nodak.edu /~hjones/bayberry.html   (322 words)

  
 Bayberry
Bayberry belongs to the Myricaceae family and is closely related to the wax myrtle Myrica cerifera Loisel, a larger evergreen shrub or tree also known as southern bayberry.
During head colds, the medication is used to increase secretion of nasal mucus and when applied in the form of poultices, it is reputed to be useful in the treatment of chronic indolent ulcers.
Bayberry's astringency is thought to help intestinal disorders such as irritable bowel syndrome and mucous colitis.
www.herbs2000.com /herbs/herbs_bayberry.htm   (861 words)

  
 Unique Bayberry Candles
The bayberry is a small shrub native to North America and found in sandy areas along the Atlantic coast from Maryland northward.
Bayberry candles are made from the waxy fruit of the shrub.
Bayberry candles can be made in commercial candle molds or you can make little floating candles in walnut shells.
www.suite101.com /article.cfm/bathcrafts_candles/70673   (482 words)

  
 Bayberry Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine - Find Articles
Bayberry branches have been used in lieu of hops in the fermentation of gale beer, popular in northern England, and reported to have more than the usual "thirst-quenching" ability.
Bayberry preparations are made by collecting root bark in late fall or early winter, drying thoroughly, and either pulvarizing into a powder or chopping the bark.
Additionally, aforementioned dosages of a bayberry decoction or tea should not be taken on a chronic basis, as damage to the kidneys and liver could occur.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_g2603/is_0000/ai_2603000015   (958 words)

  
 Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for bayberry
bayberry Root bark of the tree Myricia cerifera, containing flavonoids, tannins and terpenes, stated to possess antipyretic, circulatory stimulant, emetic, and mild diaphoretic properties.
One is a shrub of the family Myricaceae (bayberry family) in the division Magnoliophyta ; others are plants of the genus Dryopteris in the division Polypodiophyta (ferns).
It is now commonly a mixture of oil of bay (from a bayberry), alcohol, water, oil of pimento, and oil of orange peel.
www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=bayberry   (487 words)

  
 Kosmicjourney's Ethnobotanical Encyclopedia Myrica
Bayberry is found naturally in dry woods and open fields from Canada to Florida.
Southern Wax Myrtle has been used: as an astringent, for canker, as a cordial, for diarrhea, dysentery, as an emetic, for fever, hemorrhage, jaundice, as a laxative, as medicine, for polyps (nose), scrofula, as soap, as a stimulant, sudorific, tea, tonic and vermifuge.
Bayberry enjoys a moist, peaty soil in full sun to light shade.
www.kosmicjourney.org /encyclopedia/m/myrica.htm   (264 words)

  
 BayBerry Properties LLC
BayBerry Properties Equal Housing Opportunity Statement: we do not discriminate on the bases of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, familial status (including children under the age of 18 living with parents of legal custodians, pregnant women, and people securing custody of children under the age of 18), and handicap (disability).
Bayberry Properties LLC has a zero illegal drug tolerance policy and does not allow the use or sales of illegal drugs on or near our property by tenants or guests.
Lead, most properties built before 1978 may have lead in older paint, Bayberry Properties has taken steps to encapsulate all old paint in new paint to cover any potential lead, but you need to protect your family as well here is further information from the US EPA.
www.bayberryproperties.com   (216 words)

  
 Newport Boutique Hotel - Reservations 888-483-3233 - Newport Rhode Island Bed & Breakfasts - Newport RI Inns Hotels - ...
Bayberry Inn of Newport is a boutique hotel located in the Historic District of downtown Newport.
Bayberry Inn of Newport is an elegantly restored 1837 Spanish Victorian mansion with splendid lawns, private parking and a wrap-around front porch perfect for enjoying a quiet evening.
Bayberry Inn of Newport welcomes its guests with hospitality in an atmosphere of Newport elegance.
www.bayberryinnofnewport.com   (146 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - bayberry, Plant (Plants) - Encyclopedia
bayberry, common name for the Myricaceae, a family of trees and shrubs with aromatic foliage, found chiefly in temperate and subtropical regions.
The waxy gray "berries" of the North American wild or cultivated bayberry shrubs (chiefly Myrica cerifera) are used to make fragrant bayberry candles, scented soap, and sealing wax; bayberry is also called candleberry and wax myrtle.
Bayberry is classified in the division Magnoliophyta, class Magnoliopsida, order Myricales.
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/B/bayberry.html   (192 words)

  
 Bayberry - Herb Database + Images
The term Bayberry is also associated with Pimenta acris of the West Indies and South America from which Bay Rum and Oil of Bay (berry) is derived.
Wash = 1 part goldenseal, 1 part eyebright, 1 part bayberry bark, 1 part red raspberry leave; herbs are mixed, then a tea is made with 1 tsp of the herbs in 1 cup of water; allow to cool, then regrigerate; should be made fresh weekly.
bayberry, 2 oz ginger, 1 oz white pine, 1 dram cloves, 1 dram cayenne; combine and powder; use 1 tsp in 1 cup hot water; allow to stand till herbs settle, then drink the clear liquid.
earthnotes.tripod.com /bayberry.htm   (2847 words)

  
 Bayberry Candles - Bayberry Tapers - Pillars - Jar Candles - Votives - Colonial Candlecrafters
Our Bayberry Country Jar Candles are filled with highly scented wax, have a great fragrance impact, long burning times and are reasonably priced.
As in days of old, burning one bayberry candle on Christmas Eve and one on the Eve of the New Year brings promises of luck and prosperity for the coming year.
Pairs of gift-boxed, scented bayberry tapers have arrived at Colonial Candlecrafters.
www.colonialcandlecrafters.com /html/bayberry_candles.html   (315 words)

  
 Bayberry Root - Myrica cerifera - Encapsulated Botanical - Herbs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Bayberry Root is also known by the names Wax Myrtle, Candleberry, Candleberry Myrtle, Waxberry, and Tallow Shrub.
During the early 19th century, Bayberry Root was popularized by Samuel A. Thomson, a New England herbalist.
As a circulatory stimulant, Bayberry is a valuable astringent in diarrhea and dysentery.
www.viableherbalsolutions.com /singles/herbs/s801.htm   (1094 words)

  
 Bayberry Herbal Supplement from Herbal Extracts Plus
Bayberry is a North American evergreen shrub with fragrant leaves and small round berries that become encrusted with a white wax when ripe.
Bayberry powder was used in snuff to clear sinuses and, it is believed, to alleviate nasal polyps.
Moreover, as a stimulant, Bayberry is said to be beneficial for improving low thyroid activity.
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 Bayberry Root - Myrica cerifera - Viable Herbal Solutions
Bayberry stimulates lymphatic drainage and encourages the healing of mucus membranes.
Bayberry grows in thickets near swamps and marshes in the sand-belt near the Atlantic coast and on the shores of Lake Erie, and the parts of this plant used medicinally are the roots and bark.
Pregnant or nursing women should not use Bayberry, and since Bayberry alters the body's processing of sodium and potassium, those who must watch their sodium/potassium balance, such as people with kidney disease, high blood pressure or congestive heart failure, should consult their doctors before using this product.
www.viable-herbal.com /singles/herbs/s801.htm   (665 words)

  
 Bayberry Inn of Newport bed and breakfast - Newport, Rhode Island. Newport Bed and Breakfast Inns.
Located in the Historic Hill district of downtown Newport, The Bayberry Inn of Newport is an elegantly restored 1837 Spanish Victorian home with splendid lawns, private parking and a wrap-around front porch perfect for enjoying a quiet evening.
Bayberry Inn welcomes its guests with the 'You are at Home" atmosphere of the Newport elegance known for a bed and breakfast hotel.
The Bayberry Inn is 6 houses down on the left at 20 Kay Street.
www.bedandbreakfast.com /rhode-island-newport-bayberryinnofnewport.html   (824 words)

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