Wintergreen

Gaultheria procumbens

Locations
Grows all over the hampshire woods

Identification
Shrub like plant that can grow to six inches in height. Wintergreen has simple, elliptical leaves that are 1 to 2 inches long. In mid to late summer, a small, white flower and red, round, (1/4 to 1/2 inch in diameter) fruit grows. 

Uses
An essential oil known as the "oil of wintergreen" can be extracted from wintergreen leaves. This oil contains methyl salicylate, which has a similar effect as aspirin Wintergreen leaves and berries can be eaten if you're looking for a strong minty taste (somewhere reminiscent of toothpaste). 

Helpful External Informatin
How to make Wintergreen tea!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=eA09dVL87z8#at=91