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Plant Kalmia latifolia (Ericaceae)

Common Names
Mountain Laurel, Calico Bush, Spoonwood
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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Chemical Name Sort descending Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
24ALPHA-ETHYLLATHOSTEROL 0 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
ANDROMEDOL 0 Plant not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
ANDROMEDOTOXIN 6 Plant not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
ARBUTIN 15 Plant not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
ASEBOTIN 0 Leaf not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
ASH 0 Leaf not available 36000.0 -1.46 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
CALCIUM 28 Leaf not available 9600.0 -0.60 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Leaf not available 782000.0 1.35 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
CATECHIN-TANNINS 0 Plant not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
EMULSIN 0 Plant not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
FAT 0 Leaf not available 95000.0 0.77 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
FIBER 15 Leaf not available 147000.0 -0.18 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
GRAYANOTOXIN 3 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
INVERTIN 0 Plant not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
IRON 6 Leaf not available 50.0 -0.79 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
KALMITOXINS 0 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
PECTIN 24 Plant not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
PHLORIDZIN 8 Leaf not available 27000.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
PHLORIDZINE 0 Leaf not available 27000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
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