Condition
Treatment Support
antiinflammatory
Application
essential oil externally
Wintergreen
(Gaultheria procumbens)
Also know as Checkerberry
Botanical Information
An trailing evergreen shrub in the Huckleberry famiy with fragrant leathery leaves with toothed margins, white flowers, and red berries.
Working with Wintergreen
Part(s) Used
Herb
Herb Forms
Essential oil, bulk herb for tea.
Oil of wintergreen, which contains methyl salicylate, is widely used externally for its anti-inflammatory activity for arthritis, rheumatism, sciatica, and sore muscles. The tea of the herb has a refreshing astringent taste and is used as well for nephritis and neuralgia, irritated bladder, and children’s headaches.
Wintergreen has a taste of SPICY, ASTRINGENT and a temperature of COOL.
Cautions
None noted (leaf). Oil of wintergreen is too toxic to be used internally.
Conditions treated with Wintergreen
Condition
Treatment Support
Application
Condition
Treatment Support
analgesic
Application
oil, externally
Condition
Treatment Support
counterirritant
Application
oil externally
Condition
Treatment Support
anti-inflammatory
Application
oil externally
Condition
Treatment Support
analgesic
Application
oil externally
The information given here is designed to help you make informed choices about your health. The information is drawn from numerous sources—both traditional medicine practice, from the clinical experience of many herbalists currently practicing, and supported by decades of scientific research from the author. The research most consulted includes human clinical trials that help to determine the most effective and safe herbs for various needs, the best doses, and types of preparations.
The information offered in this database is not intended as a substitute for any that may have been prescribed by your health practitioner or physician.
