Steinmetz:Ledum

Ledum latifolium

Also known as (or relevant to) Ledum latifolium Ledum groenlandicum Family Ericaceae English Names Labrador tea American Wild Rosemary Marsh-Rosemary James' tea Natural Habitat Labrador Greenland Nova Scotia Hudson Bay (North America) Part(s) Used Herba Ledi latifolii

Constituent(s) essential oil ledumcamphor Action expectorant pectoral diuretic galactagogue sudorific

Ledum palustre

Also known as (or relevant to) Ledum palustre Family Ericaceae English Names Wild Rosemary Sweetgale Marsh Tea Crystal tea Natural Habitat Northern and Eastern Europe Northern Asia North America Part(s) Used Herba Ledi palustris = Herba Rosmarini silvestris

Constituent(s) quercitrin fat pectin essential oil ericolin flavon tannin bitter principle resin wax leditan-acids andromedotoxin ledum-camphor Action narcotic expectorant pectoral galactagogue abortive toxic

Links

• Information in Von Esenbeck's book