INDIAN-WINTERGREEN

Common name Indian-wintergreen
Botanical Name Gaultheria fragrantissima Wall
Vernacular name English- Oil of wintergreen
Hindi-Machino
Gujarati-Gandhapuro
Family Ericaceae
Class Dicotyledonae
Parts of plant used Seed
Chemical Constituents Methyl salicylate
Therapeutic uses Used in Rheumatism, Diarrhoea, Toothache, Fever, Intestinal worms and Gout.

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