pipsissewa (redirected from prince's pine)

pipsissewa (pip·siˑ·s·w),

n Latin name:
Chimaphila umbellata; part used: dried herb; uses: astringent, antispasmodic, anxiolytic, seizures, kidney stones, skin ulcerations, diabetes, urinary infections; precautions: pregnancy, lactation, children, ulcers (peptic and duodenal), Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, diabetes mellitus, GERD, iron deficiency. Also called
ground holly, prince's pine, spotted wintergreen, or
wintergreen.