Gaulthérie essential oil, authentic Amerindian panacea
Wintergreen was known and used for a long time by Amerindians for inflammatory pathologies . The Indians in fact made an enormous consumption of wintergreen, both internally, against infectious diseases , to bring down fever, and externally, to relieve their pain and heal their wounds. A little history At the beginning of the 19th century, the Iroquois prepared “ Swains panacea ”, thus macerating wintergreen. This preparation then had the reputation of curing all ailments …, like an authentic panacea, like Asian ginseng … The Inuit Indians of Canada chew the leaves in particular to calm pain and fever , and thus counter infectious diseases. They also take them topically to...
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