Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Gaultheria fragrantissima
Scientific Name and Description
Gaultheria fragrantissima WALL.
Herb Family
Plant type
Shrub
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Brossaea fragrantissima (Wall.) Kuntze
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Common names | Wintergreen, Eastern, Eastern Teaberry, Canadian Teaberry |
| Hindi | gandapuro,Maams spasam nashak मांस स्पاسم नाशक |
| Kannada | gandhapoora mara, haemanth harithaa, maalaayi, moolai |
| Marathi | gandhapoorna |
| Sanskrit | carmapatra, hemantaharita, nilaphala, swetapuspa, tailapatra, Shothahara शोथाहर |
| Tamil | kolakkai, Ney veruppu pokkum poo நெய் வலி போக்கும் பூ |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Folk
Herb usable parts
Whole plant
Ethnopharmacology use
Gaultheria fragrantissima Wall
Habit -Shrub
Parts used -Whole plant
Application -Prenatal care and as a health tonic
Treatment -Women, children
References -Pushpangadan and Atal 1984
Herbs Medicinal Activity
Herbs Medicinal Activity (औषधीय गुण)
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Pushpangadan and Atal 1984
FLORA OF KARNATAKA VOL-1 Author - C.J. SALDHANA.
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Citations
Herb citations
Gaultheria fragrantissima. (2023, August 9). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaultheria_fragrantissima