Botanical Index No. 602

Labrador Tea

ledum groenlandicum

Medicinal Actions

Analgesic, Antiinflammatory, Antitussive, Astringent, Deliriant, Depurative, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Emetic, Expectorant, Narcotic

Primary Conditions Treated

Abortifacient Aperitif Hemostat Pectoral Vulnerary Acne Anorexia Asthma Bleeding Blindness Bronchosis Bug Bite Burn Cancer Catarrh Chafing Childbirth Chill Cold Conjunctivosis Cough Dermatosis Diarrhea Dysentery Dyspepsia Fever Headache Head Cold Inflammation Itch Jaundice Leprosy Nephrosis Ophthalmia Pain Pediculosis Pertussis Pneumonia Poison Ivy Pulmonosis Respirosis Rheumatism Rhinosis Scurvy Sore Sore Throat Sting Stomachache Tuberculosis Ulcer Water Retention Whitlow Wound

General Dosage

1 tsp dry leaf/cup water.

Safety & Contraindications

Not treated by AHP. “As efficacy has not been substantiated and there are risks, medicinal use is not recommended”. Contraindicated in pregnancy. Several reports of poisoning. EO, taken orally, violently irritates the GI tract with diarrhea and vomiting, and irritates the kidney and lower urinary tract, often with arthralgia, myalgia, perspiration, and central excitation with states of intoxication followed by paralysis. The plant is said to have narcotic properties that may cause delirium, paralytic poisoning, and even death. Irritates skin and mucous membranes. Grayanotoxin can slow the pulse, lower blood pressure, and cause convulsions and even paralysis.

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