Names
Shoshone:
Unknown
English: Pipsissewa
Scientific: Chimaphila ubellata
Zone
Upper Foothills
Harvest Time
- Not Specified
- Leaves for medicine
Primary Uses
- Leaves used as urinary tract infection treatment
Secondary Uses
- None listed
Cautions
- None listed
Active Principle(s)
- Ericolin
- arbutin
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Notes
Medicinal Uses
- Abrasion: Leaf infusion
- Antibacterial: Leaf tea
- Glomerulitis: Leaf tea
- Infection: Tea for UTI or topical
- Kidney Nephritis: Leaf tea
- Kidney Stone: Leaf tea with bedstraw
- Urinary Tract Infection: Leaf tea
Process Prep
- Dry leaves
- 1 tsp/cup