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 Squaw vine is a bushy plant that grows usually under
trees and shrubs. It is commonly found in North America and Canada.
It has an aromatic odor and astringent taste. Squaw vine is also
known as Canada tea, checker berry, deer berry, ground berry, hill
berry, mountain tea, spice berry, wax cluster, box berry, and tea
berry.
Squaw vine is harvested and dried. The active chemical
of the plant is methyl salicylate. The odor of the volatile oils
produced comes from oenanthic alcohol and ester.
Squaw vine
is used as a carminative antiseptic aromatic anatomic. It has been
used to relieve neuralgia, dysmenorrhea, and medium-stage pain from
a number of conditions. It was assumed helpful for asthma, as an
antiseptic, and as a uterine relaxant in folk medicine. Externally
it was used for pain from ailments such as
arthritis.
Dosage
Squaw vine is
seldom used as a supplement today. The active ingredient is produced
synthetically and is more cost effective.
Precautions: Squaw
vine can trigger allergic reactions. Fatal poisoning with contact of
the volatile oil and percutaneous administration has been reported.
Avoid overdose, for it can cause severe stomach and kidney
irritation.
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