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| Gaultheria procumbens L. - Ericaceae - checkerberry, | Gaultheria procumbens L. - Ericaceae - checkerberry, | ||
| - | Creeping subshrub, native to Northern America; leaves obovate to oval or orbiculate, serrate, pale green abaxially, bright green, glaucous adaxially; flowers axillary, solitary, or with 2-3 nodding per node, corolla urceolate, white; fruits bright red to reddish violet, 6-9mm wide. \\ | + | Creeping subshrub, native to Northern America; leaves obovate to oval or orbiculate, serrate, pale green abaxially, bright green, glaucous adaxially; flowers axillary, solitary, or with 2-3 nodding per node, corolla urceolate, white; fruits bright red to reddish violet, 6-9mm wide. [[http:// |
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| - | "The fruits of G. procumbens, considered its actual " | + | "The fruits of G. procumbens, considered its actual " |
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| - | "Oil of wintergreen (Gaultheria) contains about 99 per cent of methyl salicylate, together with a small amount of a paraffin, which is probably triacontan..., | + | "Oil of wintergreen (Gaultheria) contains about 99 per cent of [[http:// |
| [Power, B., Kleber, C., „Oil of wintergreen and oil of sweet birch.“ Pharm. Rundsch, New York, october (1895); also in: Fritzsche Brothers, Circulars of information No.7, 1894] | [Power, B., Kleber, C., „Oil of wintergreen and oil of sweet birch.“ Pharm. Rundsch, New York, october (1895); also in: Fritzsche Brothers, Circulars of information No.7, 1894] | ||
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| [Ribnicky, David, Alexander Poulev, and Ilya Raskin. " | [Ribnicky, David, Alexander Poulev, and Ilya Raskin. " | ||
| - | Decoctions of the leaves and the essential oil are used in traditional medicine "... externally as a counterirritant to treat painful muscles and joints, including rheumatism. Infusions, decoctions or small amounts of the oil are rarely taken internally, as tonic, to treat rheumatism and to relieve minor stomach upsets. Canadian Natives traditionally made a refreshing tea from the leaves... | + | Decoctions of the leaves and the essential oil are used in traditional medicine "... externally as a counterirritant to treat painful muscles and joints, including rheumatism. Infusions, decoctions or small amounts of the oil are rarely taken internally, as tonic, to treat rheumatism and to relieve minor stomach upsets. Canadian Natives traditionally made a refreshing tea from the leaves... methyl salicylate has a very characteristic smell and a sweetish taste. Nowadays, synthetic methyl salicylate has largely replaced the natural product [in oinments to treat rheumatism eg.] ..." \\ |
| [Medicinal Plants of the World. Ben-Erik Van Wyk and Michael Wink, Pretoria 2004, 153] | [Medicinal Plants of the World. Ben-Erik Van Wyk and Michael Wink, Pretoria 2004, 153] | ||
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| Methyl salicylate is also the main component of the leaf oil of Gaultheria fragrantissima (94.6-97.0%) and Gaultheria yunnanensis (99%). A minor component is eg. ethyl salicylate, especially in G.fragrantissima (5.3%). \\ | Methyl salicylate is also the main component of the leaf oil of Gaultheria fragrantissima (94.6-97.0%) and Gaultheria yunnanensis (99%). A minor component is eg. ethyl salicylate, especially in G.fragrantissima (5.3%). \\ | ||
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| Main component of the hydrodistilled (with cohobation, continuous re-injection of the hydrosol into the still) essential oil of freshly mazerated stems and leaves of G.procumbens (collected in the Canadian boreal forest) was methyl salicylate (98.7%). A minor component was ethyl salicylate (0.5%). \\ | Main component of the hydrodistilled (with cohobation, continuous re-injection of the hydrosol into the still) essential oil of freshly mazerated stems and leaves of G.procumbens (collected in the Canadian boreal forest) was methyl salicylate (98.7%). A minor component was ethyl salicylate (0.5%). \\ | ||
| "When we collected the essential oil and during a subsequent olfactory evaluation, we did not notice an odor very different from those of commercial batches we use to analyse but surprisingly, | "When we collected the essential oil and during a subsequent olfactory evaluation, we did not notice an odor very different from those of commercial batches we use to analyse but surprisingly, | ||
| - | The essential oil contained tuberolactone (0.15%) and massoia lactone (0.08%). The hydrosol contained mainly methyl salicylate (~270mg/l), but also e.g. (E)-cinnamyl alcohol 2.8mg/l, tuberolactone (2.0mg/l) and massoia lactone (0.3mg/ | + | The essential oil contained tuberolactone (0.15%) and massoia lactone (0.08%). The hydrosol contained mainly methyl salicylate (~270mg/l), but also e.g. (E)-cinnamyl alcohol 2.8mg/l, tuberolactone (2.0mg/l) and massoia lactone (0.3mg/l). [[https:// |
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| - | Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, vol.45 t.1966 (1818) | + | Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, vol.45 t.1966 (1818) [[http:// |
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| - | Gaultheria procumbens L. at North Carolina Arboretum, Asheville, NC.; author: David J. Stang \\ | + | Gaultheria procumbens L. at North Carolina Arboretum, Asheville, NC.; author: David J. Stang [[http:// |
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