GAULTHERIA

(Lat.), n. f. Ga4l(ga3-u4l)-the(tha)'ria-a5. From Go canadi the of the G. procumbens. Folia gaultherlro. See G. (2d def.). G. antipoda. The New Zealand bilberry. A species having roundish, scattered leaves and shrubby, diffused stem. The berries are edible. [B, 215, 275 (a, 35).] G. fragrans, G. fragrant is sima. Indian wintergreen; a species growing on the Nilgherry hills in India, and in Japan. It furnishes a variety of oil of g. like that of G. procumbens, consisting of almost pure methyl salicylate, and available for the same purposes. It is used as a stimulant, carminative, and antispasmodic. [B, 172 (a, 24): E. J. Waring, " Ind. Med. Gaz.," Aug., 1885, p. 260 (a, 24).] G. hispidula. A species the roots and stems of which have the flavor of oil of wintergreen. [B, 5 (a, 24).] G. lin in i I is. The G. procumbens. [B, 215 (a, 85).] G. Lescbenaultii. See G. fragrans. G. leuco carp a. A species found in Japan, furnishing oil of wintergreen and quinic acid. [B, 5 (a, 24): "Proc. of the Am. Pharm. A oc.," xxi. xxvi (a, 14).J G'ol (Ger.). See Oil of WINTERGREEN. G. oval i folia. See G. fragrans. G. procumbens. Fr., gaultherie couchee (ou du Canada) [Fr. Cod.], palommier. Ger.,medergestreckte Gaultherie. Wintergreen, partridge-berry, checkerberry; a small, shrubby species with spicy leaves and edible, scarlet berries, found in woods and pastures from Canada to Kentucky. Its leaves in infusion are used as a stimulant (called Canada, or mountain, tea). Its chief use is as a source of oil of wintergreen. The leaves [US. Ph.] and the entire plant [Fr. Cod.] are official. [B, 34, 121. 173, 180 (a,24).] G. punctata. See G. fragrans. G'- saure (Ger.). See GAULTHERIC ACID. G. GAULTHERIA PROCUMBENS. [A, 327.] serpyllifolia. The Phalerocarpu serpyllifolia. [B, 214 (a, 35).] G. shallon. The shallon or salal of the northeast coast of America; a small, shrubby plant flourishing in shady pine forests. From the dark, fleshy berries, which are very palatable, the Indians prepare a sort of bread by mashing them together and drying in the sun. [B, 19, 180, 185 (a. 24).] Herba gaultheriae. The herb of the G. procumbens. [B, 95. | Oil of g. [U. S. Ph.], Oleum gaultheria? [U. S. Ph.]. Fr., huile de gaultherie, e ence de wintergreen [Fr. Cod.]. Ger., Gault her i aol. See Oil of WINTERGREEN. Spirit of g.. Spirit us gaultherijB [U. S. Ph.]. A solution of 8 parts of oil of wintergreen in 97 of alcohol. [B, 81, 95.] [s. 156]