Medicine: A tea from the leaves eased symptoms of rheumatism. Oil of wintergreen has aspirin-like properties.
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WINTERGREEN
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The leaves were used as a potherb or eaten as a snack. Bright red
berries ripen in autumn and improve with winter freezing so harvest them
in the winter or spring. Medicine: A tea from the leaves eased symptoms of rheumatism. Oil of wintergreen has aspirin-like properties.
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