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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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Aggregant 1 (View Chemicals list for Aggregant) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View Chemicals list for Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor) Sawada, H., Hamatake, M., Hara, A., Nakagawa, M., Nakayama, T. 1989. Inhibition of Human Placenta Aldose Reductase by Tannic Acid. Chem Pharm Bull, 37(6): 1662-1664.
Allelochemic 1 (View Chemicals list for Allelochemic) Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Allergenic 1 (View Chemicals list for Allergenic) Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic 1 (View Chemicals list for Androgenic) Duke, 1992 *
Angiogenic 1 (View Chemicals list for Angiogenic) Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 1 (View Chemicals list for Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker) Duke, 1992 *
Anorexic 1 (View Chemicals list for Anorexic) Martindale's 28th
Antiadenomic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiadenomic) Merck 11th Edition
Antiakathisic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiakathisic) Martindale's 29th
Antiallergic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiallergic) Duke, 1992 *
Antianacarditic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antianacarditic) Duke, 1992 *
Antiandrogenic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiandrogenic) Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Antianemic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antianemic) Martindale's 29th
Antianxiety 1 (View Chemicals list for Antianxiety) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiarrhythmic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiarrhythmic) Duke, 1992 *
Antiarthritic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiarthritic) Duke, 1992 *
Antiatheromic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiatheromic) Cerda, J.J. Pectin in Health and Disease. HortScience, 25(12): 1485, 1990.
Antiatherosclerotic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiatherosclerotic) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antibacterial 4 (View Chemicals list for Antibacterial) Duke, 1992 *