. Bulletin. 1901-13. Agriculture; Agriculture. 1() AMKHJCAX MKDICINAI, ANU HKKBS. I'll'SISSKW A. ChiinaphUa umhellata (L.) Xiitl. Pharmacopoeial name.—('hiniaphila. Sijnonyms.—Pijrola umbdlata L.; f'himaphila cortjmhosa Pursh. Other common namfs.—Frhue's pine, pyrola, rheumatism weed, l)i(ier \viiiterf,'rcfri ^nimul holly, kind's cunj, love-in-winler, noble pine, pine tulip. Jfahilat andmngr.—Pipsissewa is a native of this country, K^owinf,' in dry, Hhady woods, e8i)e(ially in pin, with a sharp or blunt apex, narrowing toward the base and with margins sharply toothed; they are from abo
. Bulletin. 1901-13. Agriculture; Agriculture. 1() AMKHJCAX MKDICINAI, ANU HKKBS. I'll'SISSKW A. ChiinaphUa umhellata (L.) Xiitl. Pharmacopoeial name.—('hiniaphila. Sijnonyms.—Pijrola umbdlata L.; f'himaphila cortjmhosa Pursh. Other common namfs.—Frhue's pine, pyrola, rheumatism weed, l)i(ier \viiiterf,'rcfri ^nimul holly, kind's cunj, love-in-winler, noble pine, pine tulip. Jfahilat andmngr.—Pipsissewa is a native of this country, K^owinf,' in dry, Hhady woods, e8i)e(ially in pin, with a sharp or blunt apex, narrowing toward the base and with margins sharply toothed; they are from about 1 to 2 inches long and about three-eighths to a little more than half an inch wide at the broadest part. From about June to August the pipsissewa may be found in flower, its pretty waxy-white or pinkish fra-. Fir;. s.—I'ipsLssewa {B) and spotted wintergreen {A) (Chimapliila umbeUata and C. maculala), flowering and fruiting plants. grant flov/ers, consisting of five rounded, concave petals, each one with a dark-pink spot at the base, nodding in clusters from the top of the erect stem. The brown capsules contain numerous very small seeds. (Fig. 8.) Collection, prices, and uses.—Although the United States Pharmacopu'ia directs that the leaves be used, the entire plant is frequently employed, as all parts of it are active. Pipsissewa leaves have no odor, but a bitter, astringent taste. They bring about 4 cents a pound. Pipsissewa has slightly tonic, astringent, and diuretic prop- erties and is sometimes employed in rheumatic and kidney affections. Externally it has been applied to ulcers. Another species.—The leaves of the spotted wintergreen (Chimaphila inaculata Pursh) were official in the Pharmacopana of the United States from 1830 to 1840. These may be distinguished from the leaves of C. umbeUata (pipsissewa) by their olive-green color marked with white along the midrib and veins. They are lance shaped in out- line and are Ijroadest at the l)ase instead of at t
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