Gaultheria procumbens

Gaultheria procumbens L. Engl.: eastern teaberry, wintergreen, boxberry, checkerberry, creeping wintergreen, deerberry, mountain tea, teaberry. Deu.: Niederliegende Rebhuhnbeere, Wintergrün, Niederliegende Scheinbeere. Suom.: lamosalali. Sven.: tuvvaktelbär, amerikansk vaktelbär, östamerikanskt vaktelbär. Fran.: gaulthérie. Bot. syn.: Gaultheria repens Raf.

Varieties.

Classic texts: Journals: AJP 1881. Oil of Wintergreen in Purulent Cystitis, Hot Water for Sweaty Feet, Fetid Sweating of the Feet, The Movements of Plants, Clover Tea for Cancer, Actinomeris (Verbesina) Helianthoides, Belladonna Jujubes, Mountain Fever, Peptized Milk as Food for Infants and Invalids, Why We Eat Oysters Raw, What is the Natural Food of Man.

Gaultheria.

Classic texts: Felter 1922.

Aspirin.

Classic texts: Ellingwood 1919.

Salicylate herbs.

Henriette's herbal blog: Meadowsweet vs. poplar buds and salicylous tree barks.

Photo: Gaultheria procumbens 2.

Photo: Gaultheria procumbens 2. Leaf and flowers. Turku bot.g., Ruissalo, Finland. Planted. 2004-08-26.

Photo: Gaultheria procumbens 3.

Photo: Gaultheria procumbens 3. Flowering patch. Turku bot.g., Ruissalo, Finland. Planted. 2004-08-26.

Photo: Gaultheria procumbens.

Photo: Gaultheria procumbens. Plants in fruit. München bot.g, Germany. Planted. 2000-04-16.

Photo: Gaultheria procumbens 1.

Photo: Gaultheria procumbens 1. Closeup of plant. München bot.g, Germany. Planted. 2000-04-16.