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Felter's Materia Medica on PigÆa
EPIGÆA
The leaves of Epigaea repens, Linné (Nat. Ord. Ericaceae). A small, trailing, shrubby plant of the eastern half of the United States. Dose, 5 to 60 grains. Common Names: Trailing Arbutus, Gravel Weed, Gravel Plant, Ground Laurel, Mayflower. Principal Constituents.The glucosides arbutin (C12H16O7), urson (C20H52O2), and ericolin (C26H30O3); and tannin. Preparation.Specific Medicine Epigaea. Dose, 5 to 60 drops. Specific Indications.Uric and lithic acid deposits; debilitated and relaxed bla...1
The leaves of Epigaea repens, Linné (Nat. Ord. Ericaceae). A small, trailing, shrubby plant of the eastern half of the United States. Dose, 5 to 60 grains. Common Names: Trailing Arbutus, Gravel Weed, Gravel Plant, Ground Laurel, Mayflower. Principal Constituents.The glucosides arbutin (C12H16O7), urson (C20H52O2), and ericolin (C26H30O3); and tannin. Preparation.Specific Medicine Epigaea. Dose, 5 to 60 drops. Specific Indications.Uric and lithic acid deposits; debilitated and relaxed bla...1
References
1) Felter, Harvey Wickes, 1922, The Eclectic Materia Medica, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Cincinnati, Ohio.