Medicinal Plants : Gaultheria procumbens

Name

Biological Name

Gaultheria procumbens

Other Names

Wintergreen, Canada tea, partridge berry, checkerberry, boxberry, wax cluster, spice berry, mountain tea, deerberry, spicy wintergreen, aromatic wintergreen, chink, ground berry, grouse berry, red pollom, redberry tea, hillberry, ivory plum.

Parts Used

Remedies For

Cholagogue, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, blood circulation promoter.

Purges heat, disperses fire, dispels damp heat, cools blood, resolves bruises. Gardenia fruit is used for fever with irritability or restlessness and urinary tract infections. It is effective for any bleeding in the mucous membranes, such as the nasal passages, the bowels, or the urinary tract. For bleeding, the ashes of the calcined herb are most effective; a teaspoon is taken internally at intervals or applied externally.Stimulant, antiseptic, astringent, diuretic, emmenagogue, aromatic.

An old fashioned remedy. Taken in small, frequent doses, it will stimulate stomach, heart and respiration. Useful in chronic inflammatory rheumatism, rheumatic fever, sciatica, diabetes, all bladder troubles, scrofula, and skin diseases. Used for colic and gas in the bowels and for dropsy, gonorrhea, stomach trouble, and obstruction in the bowels The oil of wintergreen is used externally and internally. Useful for liniments.

Dosage

Safety

No information available. Some herbs are known to react with your medication. Please consult your physician before starting on any herb.