Gaultheria procumbens
Remedy of inflammatory rheumatism with heat and redness. Acute articular rheumatism. Joints red, hot, swollen. Sciatica. Pleurisy. Gastric irritation. Used as oil of wintergreen for pain.
Source
Prepared from the oil or whole fresh plant of Gaultheria procumbens (Ericaceae).
Available Potencies
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Keynote Symptoms
Inflammatory rheumatism — joints red, hot, swollen, painful. Sciatica. Pleurisy. Gastric irritation — nausea, vomiting. Cystitis. Contains methyl salicylate (natural aspirin). Anti-inflammatory action. Used topically as wintergreen oil for musculoskeletal pain.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Irritable from pain.
General Symptoms
Rheumatic and inflammatory. Worse from motion, cold. Better from warmth, rest.
Physical Symptoms
Extremities
Inflammatory rheumatism — joints red, hot, swollen. Sciatica. Aching.
Chest
Pleurisy with stitching.
Stomach
Gastric irritation. Nausea. Vomiting.
Urinary
Cystitis. Burning.
Modalities
Better From
Warmth, rest
Worse From
Motion, cold
Constitutional Type
Acute inflammatory rheumatism.
Clinical Indications
Inflammatory rheumatism, sciatica, pleurisy, gastric irritation, cystitis
Comparative Materia Medica
Bryonia has rheumatism worse from motion. Rhus tox has rheumatism better from motion. Colchicum has gout with nausea.
Safety Information
Not established.
Wintergreen oil contains methyl salicylate — toxic in large amounts (1 tsp can be fatal to a child). Causes salicylate poisoning. Widely used topically for pain. Do not ingest crude oil. Safe in potentised forms.
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