Pipsissewa
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Botanical Name |
Chimaphila umbellate nutt |
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Family |
Pyrolaceae |
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Other Names |
Ground holly, prince’s pine, umbellate wintergreen |
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Description |
Short perennial. Leaves: leathery, oblanceolate 3cm long, 1cm wide, serrate margin, rounded apex |
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Native to |
Europe, Northern North America |
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Parts Used |
Leaves |
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Actions |
Alterative, astringent, tonic |
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Constituents |
Quinoses: including the hydroquinones arbutin and isohomoarbutin and the naphthaquinones renifolin and chimaphilin. Flavonoids: hyperoside, avicularin, kaempferol Triterpenes: ursolic acid, taraxasterol, beta sitosterol Methyl salicylate, epicatechin gallate, tannins |