Beauty Bush
Latin Name: callicarpa americana
Alternative Name: american beautyberry, french mulberry
Forms Available: fruit, root, leaf

Beauty Bush - callicarpa americana - The roots of this plant make a tea that treats colic, dysentery and stomach aches. The leaves are used to treat dropsy and the root bark has been used as a diuretic.

Aromatherapy & Health Uses: The root bark is diuretic, Tea made from the root is a treatment for dysentery, stomach ache and colic.

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