Western Herbalism
Pipsissewa
Chimaphila umbellata
Also known as Prince's Pine, Chimaphila, Ground Holly, Wintergreen.
Chimaphila is both an antiseptic diuretic and a positive alterative. It does not derange but seems to favor digestion, and has a good influence upon the processes of nutrition. In chronic affections of the renal tract with large mucous, muco-purulent or purulent discharges it is of the utmost value.
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Indications what the tradition reached for it in
- Chronic prostatitis
- Skin sores
- Urinary tract infection
- Scrofula
- Cardiac affections
- Gout
- Fever
- Kidney stone
- Dropsy
- Rheumatism
- Cystitis
- Ascites
- Gonorrhea
- Bladder catarrh
- Strangury
- Urethritis
- Bleeding
- Debility
- Diarrhea
- Edema
- Fatigue
- Fluid retention
- Joint pain
- Muscle pain
- Poor circulation
- Urinary disorders
- Weakness
- Pain
- Infection
- Urinary complaints
Safety
The record lists 2 contraindications; open the plate in the library to read them in full.
Dosing as the sources wrote it
| Preparation | As written | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| Infusion | Infusion (1 tsp dried leaf/cup, 3x daily | |
| Extractum Chimaphilae Fluidum , Fluid Extract of Chimaphila | Dose, from a half to two drams. | 1944-7776 mg |
| Specific Medicine Chimaphila | Dose, from five to sixty minims. | 0.31-3.7 mL |
| Syrupus Stillingiae Compositus , Compound Syrup of Stillingia | Dose, from one dram to one ounce. | 3888-31103 mg |
| Dose, 1 to 4 fluidounces 2. | 29.57-118 mL | |
| Dose, 5 to 60 drops. | 0.1-1.2 mL |
Doses are reproduced from the sources for practitioners and are not a recommendation for any person.
From the sources
Action and Therapy. Chimaphila is both an antiseptic diuretic and a positive alterative. It does not derange but seems to favor digestion, and has a good influence upon the processes of nutrition. In chronic affections of the renal tract with large mucous, muco-purulent or purulent discharges it is of the utmost value.
Therapy. Dr. Fox of New York recommended chimaphila in the treatment of glandular disorders. In 1905 he presented a very interesting piper to the New York Society on the influence of this agent in the treatment of general bubonic inflammation .
Physiological Action. Chimaphila is an alterative, stimulating waste, a tonic giving strength to the body, and a diuretic, removing dropsical accumulations. While it aids in restoring the excretory functions to a normal condition, it tends to remove irritation of the urinary tract and kidneys, lesions of the skin and lymphatic glands, and deterioration of the blood, caused by the presence of waste products, the result of defective catabolism.
Specific Indications. Scanty urine, but excessive voiding of mucus, muco-pus, or bloody muco-pus; smarting or burning pain upon urination; chronic vesical catarrh, with marked debility.
Drawn from Scudder's Specific Medication and Specific Medicines; King's American Dispensatory, 18th edition (Felter and Lloyd); Ellingwood's American Materia Medica, Therapeutics and Pharmacognosy; Felter's Eclectic Materia Medica, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, and the Bountiful Herbs editorial.
In formulas
Pipsissewa stands in 10 documented formulas in the library, among them Syrupus Stillingiae Compositus.
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