Yumberry health benefit by Ray Sahelian, M.D. also known as Chinese bayberry

Yumberry has been used for medicinal purposes in China since ancient times. Yumberry has a high concentration of OPCs (oligomeric proanthocyanidins), which are potent antioxidants.

Botanical name of the plant
The botanical name for yumberry is Myrica rubra. See also a list of berries.

Human studies
No such studies could be found as of April 2009.

Yumberry availability
Yumberry juice powder and yumberry concentrate are available.

Yumberry composition
Yumberry has tannins, polyphenols, anthocyanins, gallic acid, quercetin hexoside, quercetin deoxyhexoside, quercetin, protocatechuic acid, cyanidin, myricetin, and ellagic acid. Myricanone, myricanol and its glycosides were isolated from the stem bark of Myrica rubra.

Varieties of yumberry
Yumberry (Myrica rubra Sieb. & Zucc.) varieties include Biqi, Dongkui, and Zaodamei.