Simple Herbal Extracts | Pipsissewa
Name |
Pipsissewa |
Botanical Name |
Chimaphila umbellata |
Part Used |
leaf |
Contraindications |
None* |
Traditional Information* |
A non-irritating, antiseptic diuretic that is used for genito-urinary infections of a chronic nature. It is appropriate for interstitial cystitis, chronic nephritis, pelvic inflammatory disease, bacterial vaginosis, prostatitis, and benign prostatic hyperplasia. Pipsissewa is also used as an alterative for gouty arthritis, gout and rheumatic pain. |
Herbal Therapeutics Research Library, David Winston (RH) AHG
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