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Chimaphila umbellata (Pipsissewa, Prince's Pine)

botanicals

definition

botanical name(s): Chimaphila umbellata

synonyms: pipsissewa, prince's pine, ground holly

part(s) used: herb, leaves

qualities: bitter

affinities:

actions: warming, slightly stimulating diuretic, urinary sedative, urinary antiseptic, tonic, alterative, astringent

dosage:

» infusion: 1 tsp. herb to 1 cup water; drink 1 cup three times daily

» tincture: 1 - 3 ml.

therapy: chronic prostatic irritation, prostatitis, acute or chronic urinary tract infection, cardiac and kidney disease, kidney weakness with chronic or mild nephritis; edema/eruptions; rheumatism; lymph node lesions.

» note: can be substituted in formulas for uva ursi because it is much less toxic and less astringent

AHPA Botanical Safety Rating: 1

toxicity: 0

» handling plant parts may produce contact dermatitis (Muenscher, p. 8; Hardin, pp.12-15)

constituents: chimaphilin, arbutin, ercalin, volatile oil, resin, gums

footnotes

Hardin, J. W.; and Arena, J.M. 1974. Human Poisoning from Native Cultivated Plants, 2nd ed. Durham, NC: Duke University Press.

Muenscher, W.C. 1951. Poisonous Plants of the United States. New York: The MacMillan Company.

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footnotes

Hardin, J. W.; and Arena, J.M. 1974. Human Poisoning from Native Cultivated Plants, 2nd ed. Durham, NC: Duke University Press.

Muenscher, W.C. 1951. Poisonous Plants of the United States. New York: The MacMillan Company.

rk: The MacMillan Company.