Myrica pensylvanica, Morella pensylvanica, Bayberry, Northern Bayberry.

Myrica pensylvanica, Morella pensylvanica, Bayberry, Northern Bayberry. Powdered root bark was an ingredient in “composition powder,” once a widely used home remedy for colds and chills. One component in the plant, myricitrin, has anti-inflammatory, antimutagenic, diuretic, and antibacterial activity. Micmac used leaf snuff for headaches, leaf tea as a stimulant, poulticed root bark for inflammation.

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