Ledum palustre Health effects and herbal facts
Known as
crystal-tea marsh-tea wild rosemary

Medical use
Abortifacient Bronchitis Cold Cough Diuretic Expectorant Lactogogue Narcotic Pectoral Poison Pulmonary Whitlow
Economic importance of Ledum palustre
Environmental | ornamental |
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Medicines | folklore |
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Geografical distribution
- ASIA-TEMPERATE
Native
- Siberia: Russian Federation - Eastern Siberia, Irkutsk, Krasnoyarsk, Western Siberia, Yakutia-Sakha
- Russian Far East: Russian Federation - Amur, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Magadan, Sakhalin
- Eastern Asia: Japan - Hokkaido; Korea, North
- EUROPE
Native
- Northern Europe: Finland; Norway; Sweden
- Middle Europe: Austria; Germany; Poland
- East Europe: Belarus; Estonia; Latvia; Lithuania; Russian Federation - European part ; Ukraine
Biological activities
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Chemicals detected
Chemical | Plant part | Low ppm | High ppm |
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5-hydroxy-7,4'-dimethoxy-6-methylflavone | Plant | ||
Allo-aromadendrene | Leaf | ||
Arbutin | Leaf | ||
Catechin-tannins | Leaf | 80,000 | 170,000 |
Citric-acid | Plant | ||
Eo | Leaf | 3,000 | 25,000 |
Ericinol | Leaf | ||
Ericolin | Leaf | ||
Hyperoside | Leaf | ||
Leditannic-acid | Leaf | ||
Ledol | Leaf | ||
Lepalene | Plant | ||
Malic-acid | Plant | ||
Myrcene | Leaf | ||
Oxalic-acid | Plant | ||
Palustrol | Leaf | ||
Quercetin | Leaf | ||
Tartaric-acid | Plant |
Reference: Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases. [Online Database]