Chimaphila umbellata

Common Names: pipsissewa, prince's pine

Ethnobotanical Studies

Boreal Forest, Canada

Uses: Blood system disorders, Dermatological infections, Gastro-intestinal disorders, Metabolic system disorders, Musculoskeletal disorders, Nutritional disorders, Ophthalmological disorders, Respiratory system disorders, Venereal diseases

DOI:: 10.1186/1746-4269-8-7
PubMed:: 22289509

Boreal Forest, Canada

Uses: Injuries, Urinary system disorders

DOI:: 10.1186/1746-4269-8-7
PubMed:: 22289509

Clinical Trials

[Assessment of clinical usefulness of Eviprostat for benign prostatic hyperplasia--comparison of Eviprostat tablet with a formulation containing two-times more active ingredients].

Tamaki M et al (2008).; Hinyokika Kiyo.
PubMed:: 18634442

Studies

Chimaphila umbellata; a biotechnological perspective on the coming-of-age prince's pine.

Review

Ali U et al (2023).; Phytochem Rev.
DOI:: 10.1007/s11101-023-09880-1
PubMed:: 37359710

Mixotrophy in Pyroleae (Ericaceae) from Estonian boreal forests does not vary with light or tissue age.

Lallemand F et al (2017).; Ann Bot.
DOI:: 10.1093/aob/mcx054
PubMed:: 28575199

Specificity of fungal associations of Pyroleae and Monotropa hypopitys during germination and seedling development.

Johansson VA et al (2017).; Mol Ecol.
DOI:: 10.1111/mec.14050
PubMed:: 28173637

Natural Product Screening Reveals Naphthoquinone Complex I Bypass Factors.

Vafai SB et al (2016).; PLoS One.
DOI:: 10.1371/journal.pone.0162686
PubMed:: 27622560

A new naphthalene glycoside from Chimaphila umbellata inhibits the RANKL-stimulated osteoclast differentiation.

Phytochemistry

Shin BK et al (2015).; Arch Pharm Res.
DOI:: 10.1007/s12272-015-0598-3
PubMed:: 25861914

Antimicrobial activity of natural products from the flora of Northern Ontario, Canada.

Antimicrobial

Vandal J et al (2015).; Pharm Biol.
DOI:: 10.3109/13880209.2014.942867
PubMed:: 25697605

Partial mycoheterotrophy in Pyroleae: nitrogen and carbon stable isotope signatures during development from seedling to adult.

Johansson VA et al (2015).; Oecologia.
DOI:: 10.1007/s00442-014-3137-x
PubMed:: 25395312

Measuring carbon gains from fungal networks in understory plants from the tribe Pyroleae (Ericaceae): a field manipulation and stable isotope approach.

Hynson NA et al (2012).; Oecologia.
DOI:: 10.1007/s00442-011-2198-3
PubMed:: 22108855

Isotopic evidence of full and partial myco-heterotrophy in the plant tribe Pyroleae (Ericaceae).

Hynson NA et al (2009).; New Phytol.
DOI:: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2009.02781.x
PubMed:: 19309446

10.

Antifungal and antioxidant activities of the phytomedicine pipsissewa, Chimaphila umbellata.

Antimicrobial

Galván IJ et al (2008).; Phytochemistry.
PubMed:: 17950387

11.

[Phytochemical study of Chimaphila umbellata (L.) Nutt].

Phytochemistry

Trubachev AA and Batiuk VS (1969).; Farmatsiia.
PubMed:: 5403216

12.

The sensitizing capacity of chimaphilin, a naturally-occurring quinone.

Hausen BM and Schiedermair I (1988).; Contact Dermatitis.
PubMed:: 3191678