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Arbutus, Trailing | | Name : | Arbutus, Trailing | | Botanical : | Epigaea repens | | Synonyms : | Mountain Pink. May Flower. Gravel Plant. Ground Laurel. Winter Pink. | | Family : | Ericaceae | | Parts Used : | The leaves, used dried to make an infusion, and fresh to make a tincture. | | Description : | It grows but a few inches high, with a trailing, shrubby stalk, which puts out roots at the joints, and when in a proper soil and situation multiplies very fast. The evergreen leaves are stalked, broadly ovate, 1 to 1 1/2 inches long, rough and leathery, with entire, wavy margins and a short point at the apex. Branches, leaf-stalks and nerves of the leaves are very hairy. The flowers are produced at the end of the branches in dense clusters. They are white, with a reddish tinge and very fragrant, divided at the top into five acute segments, which spread open in the form of a star. The plant flowers in April and May, but rarely produces fruit in England. It is stated to be injurious to cattle when eaten by them.
The name of the genus, Epigaea, derived from Greek words signifying 'upon the ground,' expresses the mode of growth and trailing habit of the species. | | Uses : | Astringent and diuretic. Used in the same way as Buchu and Uva ursi for bladder and urinary troubles: of special value when the urine contains blood or pus, and when there is irritation.
The infusion of 1 OZ. of the leaves to a pint of boiling water may be taken freely.
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