The efficacy and function of dwarf bayberry

The medical value of dwarf bayberry is beyond our imagination. It is very effective in treating some diseases. Dwarf bayberry contains many substances that are beneficial to the human body. Let’s take a look.

[Alias] Bayberry (Yunnan Chinese Herbal Medicine).

[Source] It is the root bark , stem bark or fruit of the dwarf bayberry of the Myricaceae family. Roots: Available all year round. Wash and dry. Fruit: picked in summer and used fresh.

【Original form】 Evergreen shrub, 2 meters high. The roots are irregular and blocky, with a few fine roots growing on them. The stem is erect and branched, with twigs that are relatively sturdy, glabrous or sparsely pubescent. The leaves are simple, alternate, leathery, oblong-obovate to short cuneate-obovate, 2.5-8 cm long, 1-3.5 cm wide, with pits on the upper side where the glands fall off, glands on the lower side, and usually glabrous; the petiole is 1-4 mm long, glabrous or with sparse short soft hairs. Dioecious. The spike inflorescence is solitary in the leaf axil, with inconspicuous branches at the base; the male inflorescence is erect or upward-inclined, with greatly shortened branches and 1 to 3 male flowers; the male flowers have no bracts and 1 to 3 stamens; the female inflorescence is 1.5 cm long, with greatly shortened branches and 2 to 4 sterile bracts and 2 female flowers: the female flowers have 2 bracts and the ovary is glabrous. The drupe is spherical, dark red when ripe, and has a hard, yellow-white endocarp. 1 seed.

[Habitat distribution] Growing on the edge of forests on hillsides and in bushes. Distributed in Yunnan, Guizhou and other places.

[Properties and flavors] ① "Yunnan Chinese Herbal Medicine": "Root bark: astringent, cool. Fruit: sour, cool."

[Functions and indications] Treat dysentery, diarrhea, indigestion, metrorrhagia, rectal bleeding, prolapse of the anus, rheumatic pain, and injuries from falls.

[Usage and Dosage] For internal use: decocted in water, 3 to 5 qian; or soaked in wine.

[Additional prescription] ① For treating rheumatic pain: Grind bayberry root, red ginseng and its underleaf flower into powder and take with wine or boiled water.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

The above is an introduction to the effects of dwarf bayberry. When using it, you can do so according to the needs mentioned above. Dwarf bayberry is also very helpful in treating certain diseases.