The Chinese bayberry, also known as the white-stemmed bayberry or tree bayberry, is the fruit of the Chinese bayberry plant (Myricaceae family). It is distributed in the southeastern and is harvested in summer when the fruit is ripe.

　　Traditional Chinese medicine believes that this product is sweet, sour, and warm in nature, and enters the lung and stomach meridians. It has the functions of promoting body fluid production and quenching thirst, harmonizing the stomach and relieving vomiting, and astringing the intestines and stopping diarrhea. It is suitable for treating dryness due to fluid depletion, thirst, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, indigestion, etc.

　　The *Sui Xi Ju Diet Manual* states that it "awakens hangovers, quenches thirst, invigorates blood circulation, and eliminates phlegm." The *Dietary Therapy Materia Medica* states that it "harmonizes the five internal organs, cleanses the intestines and stomach, eliminates restlessness and foul breath, and also stops dysentery." The *Ri Hua Zi Materia Medica* states that it "treats vomiting and regurgitation." The *Yu Qiu Pharmacopoeia* states that it "has a sour and astringent nature, treats heart and lung irritability, heals dysentery injuries, and stops bleeding."

　　The anthocyanins and vitamin C in bayberries have excellent antioxidant properties, which can boost immunity, fight free radicals, and prevent aging. The fruit acids in bayberries can also prevent the conversion of sugar into fat in the body, thus aiding in weight loss.

　　Fresh bayberries are extremely rich in potassium. Modern medical research has proven that potassium plays a significant role in maintaining heart function, participating in metabolism, and lowering blood pressure. It also helps regulate emotions, stabilize mood, and reduce the incidence of stroke.

　　Myrica contains trace amounts of myricetin, which acts directly on the kidneys to exert a strong diuretic effect. In addition, myrica also has an anti-vascular permeability effect, thus it is also effective in treating rheumatic arthritis and renal edema.

　　While bayberries are delicious, they should not be eaten in excess to avoid causing internal heat. Rinse your mouth or brush your teeth promptly after consumption to prevent tooth damage. The *Benjing Fengyuan* states, "Those with blood heat and excessive fire should not eat too many, lest it disturb the blood in the meridians and cause nosebleeds." The *Suixi Ju Yinshi Pu* states, "Excessive consumption will stir up blood." Therefore, those with yin deficiency and excessive fire, thrombocytopenia, or a tendency to bleed should not choose bayberries.

　　Waxberries contain a variety of organic acids, which can irritate the stomach and duodenum, cause gallbladder contraction, and induce gastric spasms and biliary colic. Therefore, patients with peptic ulcers, chronic cholecystitis, and gallstones should not consume them.

　　Waxberry dietary therapy

　　bayberry juice porridge

　　100 grams each of fresh bayberry juice and rice, and appropriate amount of white sugar.

　　Wash and clean the fresh bayberries, then juice them and set aside. Rinse the rice and put it in a pot with an appropriate amount of water to cook porridge. When the porridge is almost cooked, add the bayberry juice, sugar, etc., and cook until the porridge is done. Take one dose daily. This can clear heat, promote body fluid production, harmonize the stomach, aid digestion, and promote urination.

　　It is suitable for symptoms such as thirst and dry mouth after fever or after drinking alcohol, loss of appetite, indigestion, painful and difficult urination, and damp-heat jaundice.

　　Honey-preserved bayberries

　　Use an appropriate amount of bayberries. Wash the bayberries and layer them with honey in a porcelain jar or glass bottle. Seal the jar and let it sit for one week.

　　Take 5 grams each time, either by sublingual administration or by mixing into thin porridge. It can relieve cough and phlegm, regulate qi, and strengthen the spleen. Suitable for cough, poor appetite, abdominal distension, etc.

　　Candied bayberries

　　Use an appropriate amount of bayberries. Wash the bayberries and layer them with white sugar in a porcelain jar or glass bottle. Seal the jar and let it sit for one week.

　　Take 5 grams each time, either by holding it in the mouth or mixing it into thin porridge. It can refresh the mind and quench thirst. It is suitable for thirst due to drunkenness, dry mouth and thirst after illness, etc.

　　Salted bayberries

　　Use an appropriate amount of bayberries. Wash the bayberries and layer them with salt in a porcelain jar or glass bottle. Seal the jar and let it sit for one week.

　　Take 5 grams each time, either by holding it in the mouth or mixing it into thin porridge. It can relieve irritability and stop diarrhea. Suitable for chest tightness, irritability, and diarrhea.

　　bayberry wine

　　30 grams of bayberries, 500 grams of white wine. Wash the bayberries and put them in...

　　Add the liquor to the bottle and seal it for one week.

　　Take 30ml twice daily. It can strengthen the spleen and stomach, astringe the intestines and stop diarrhea. Suitable for vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, etc.