Steinmetz:Gaultheria

Gaultheria procumbens (and other species)

Also known as (or relevant to) Gaultheria procumbens (and other species) Family Ericaceae English Names American Wintergreen shrub Partridge Berry Teaberry Mountain tea Checkerberry Natural Habitat Southern Canada U. S. A. Part(s) Used Folia Gaultheriae Oleum Gaultheriae

Constituent(s) essential oil (containing gaultherin) arbutin urson ericolin gallic acid tannin gum sugar methyl-salicylate mucilage Action leaf: astringent tonic stimulant antiseptic carminative diuretic emmenagogue used in asthma; oil: rubefacient anodyne P. S. Gaultheria leucocarpa a native of Java yields a similar oil known by the natives as Zantigi badas. - Gaultheria punctata also a native of Java yields an analogous oil known by the natives as Tjatagie-wangi. - Gaultheria fragantissima (Gaultheria fragrans = Arbutus laurifolia) a native of India Ceylon and Burma called Indian Wintergreen and in India Sheaboogi is also found in Java and there known as Gandapuro.