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	Pipsissewa
		Taken internally, pipsissewa was popular both with Indians and with the pioneers who had picked up its use from them, especially for rheumatism and kidney problems.
		Until the early 20th century, pipsissewa tonic was a staple home remedy in many rural North American households, and the herb is still to be found as one of the traditional ingredients of root beer.
		Astringent, tonic, and diuretic, pipsissewa is mainly used in an infusion for urinary tract problems such as cystitis and urethritis.
	www.herbs2000.com /herbs/herbs_pipsissewa.htm (450 words)

	Herbal Descriptions - Pipsissewa - Chimaphila umbellata (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Pipsissewa is a small evergreen perennial, growing only about eight inches in height, with dark, green leathery leaves, and producing small, purple flowers in the early to mid summer.
		Pipsissewa has been used medicinally for a number of centuries, being used by Native Americans in treating typhus and kidney disorders.
		Pipsissewa is most often prescribed by herbalists today to strengthen kidney function, treat nephritis, and as a safe and effective diuretic.
	www.viable-herbal.com /herbdesc5/1pipsis.htm (482 words)

	Pipsissewa
		Pipsissewa was widely used by the Native American Indians, and was given to the settlers originally to treat typhus.
		Acting as a diuretic, astringent, and tonic, Pipsissewa has also been said to be effective in the treatments of gonorrhea, cardiac disease and scrofula.
		Pipsissewa is a modest little woodland wildflower that grows commonly in all parts of America as well as Europe and Asia, and can be found sparsely all the way to Siberia!
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	Pipsissewa
		Native to North America, Europe, and Asia, Pipsissewa is an evergreen plant that grows around the world in temperate climates, thriving in woods and shady places in sandy soil.
		Pipsissewa was listed in the US Pharmacopoeia from 1820 to 1916.
		Like Uva Ursi, Pipsissewa contains quinine, which is a urinary antiseptic and used to treat urinary tract infections, including cystitis and urethritis.
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	Pipsissewa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		—Common pipsissewa is found in dry, shady woods, especially in pine forests, from New Brunswick to British Columbia and south to Georgia, Mexico, and California.
		—Common pipsissewa is a small herb a foot or less in height with a long, running, partly underground stem and shining, dark-green, evergreen, somewhat leathery leaves, 1 to 2 inches long, rather crowded toward the top of the stem.
		The spotted pipsissewa is readily distinguished from the former by its leaves, which are olive green marked with white along the midrib and veins
	www.hort.purdue.edu /newcrop/herbhunters/pipsissewa.html (187 words)

	HERB PHARM PIPSISSEWA 1 OZ
		Description: We prepare our Pipsissewa Extract from fresh (undried) leaves of Chimaphila umbellata plants which are Custom Wildcrafted in their wild mountain habitat.
		To promote conservation of wild Pipsissewa stands, we harvest only the uppermost leaves, which stimulates new growth and does not destroy the plants.
		To assure optimal extraction of Pipsissewa's bioactive compounds, the leaves are taken directly from the field to our laboratory and are promptly extracted while still fresh and succulent.
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	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for pipsissewa
		pipsissewa PIPSISSEWA [pipsissewa], any plant of the genus Chimaphila, perennial herbs of dry wooded regions in the Northern Hemisphere.
		Plants of the heath family form the characteristic vegetation of many regions with acid soils, particularly the moors, swamps, and mountain slopes of temperate
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	Pipsissewa Herb Profile
		A small, perennial evergreen native to much of southern Canada and the northern Untied States, pipsissewa was used by native peoples to treat urinary tract infections.
		The primary uses of pipsissewa are for treating infections of the skin (with lotions) or urinary tract.
		Can be used as a substitute for uva-ursi, especially for persons who are unable to eat a vegetarian diet to alkalize the urine.
	www.mountainroseherbs.com /learn/pipsissewa.php (224 words)

	AllRefer.com - wintergreen, Plant (Plants) - Encyclopedia
		There are other species of Gaultheria found in W America and elsewhere; one of these, G.
		Some pipsissewa species, of the family Pyrolaceae, are sometimes called wintergreen.
		True wintergreen is classified in the division Magnoliophyta, class Magnoliopsida, order Ericales, family Ericaceae.
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	pipsissewa
		Chimaphila consists of the dried leaves of Chimaphila umbellata (Linne) Barton (Fam.
		Chimaphila contains not more than 5 per cent, of its stems and other foreign organic matter." N. Pipsissewa, Prince's Pine, Wintergreen, Bitter Winter-green, King's Cure, Ground Holly, Love-in-winter, Rheumatism Weed; Herbe de Pyrole ombellee, Fr.; Dolden bluthiges Harnkraut, Wintergrun G. The name Chimaphila is formed of two Greek words, for, winter, and to love.
		in diameter and sometimes with a central cleft or fissure, or 2- to 4-compound; hairs absent; a few fragments of epidermis from stems and root-stocks, the cells containing a purplish coloring substance which is intensified when the powder is mounted in chloral hydrate T.S. Pipsissewa, when fresh and bruised, exhales a peculiar odor.
	www.herbdatanz.com /pipiss.htm (594 words)

	Nearctica - Eastern Wildflowers - Pyrolaceae - Pipsissewa (Chimaphila umbellata)
		Nearctica - Eastern Wildflowers - Pyrolaceae - Pipsissewa (Chimaphila umbellata)
		Habitat: Pipsissewa is found primarily in dry woods.
		Similar Species: Pipsissewa is similar to Spotted Wintergreen but lacks the light pattern along the midrib of the leaf.
	www.nearctica.com /flowers/otos/pyrola/Cumbel.htm (101 words)

	Pipsissewa Herb C/S WC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
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	PH&LGG, Pipsissewa's Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Pipsissewa lives on a 23-acre farm in Nameless, Tennessee, where she grows herbs, produces herbal preparations, and cares for the native woods.
		Since 1987, she has owned and operated a greenhouse business which specializes in medicinal herbs and native species.
		Pipsissewa organically maintains all horticulture in the greenhouse and gardens with respect for the Earth Mother.
	www.pipsissherbs.com /Bio.html (248 words)

	Pipsissewa \| ALTERNATIVE Health & Herbs REMEDIES
		From Herbal Descriptions by Truman Berst: #3601 PIPSISSEWA HERB (Chimaphila umbellata) Uses: To stimulate the flow of urine, for fevers, water retention, dissolving bladder stones.
		Description: Pipsissewa is a diuretic, astringent, and diaphoretic.
		Methodology: Use 6-12 drops in juice, water, under the tongue or as desired.
	www.healthherbs.com /product.php?pid=3601 (120 words)

	Vitanica - Immune Support Products
		Cranberry has been documented to prevent bacteria from adhering to the bladder wall.
		The bacteriostatic properties of Oregon grape, the demulcent properties of marshmallow, in addition to the Buchu, Pipsissewa, and Uva Ursi combine to form this well rounded formula.
		This formula has been developed for its anti-viral, immune modulating and membrane soothing properties and its ability to deal with the support of infections of the mouth, lips, and genital region related to the herpes viruses.
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