Kalmia latifolia

Common Names: mountain laurel

Ethnobotanical Studies

Clinical Trials

Physiotherapy and a Homeopathic Complex for Chronic Low-back Pain Due to Osteoarthritis: A Randomized, Controlled Pilot Study.

Limited research supports the effectiveness of homeopathic remedies in managing osteoarthritis (OA), a common cause of chronic low-back pain (CLBP).

Morris M et al (2016).
Altern Ther Health Med.
PubMed:
26773321

Studies

A common ericoid shrub modulates the diversity and structure of fungal communities across an arbuscular to ectomycorrhizal tree dominance gradient.

Polussa A et al (2024).
FEMS Microbiol Ecol.
PubMed:
38925654

Susceptibility to Phytophthora ramorum and Inoculum Production Potential of Some Common Eastern Forest Understory Plant Species.

Tooley PW and Browning M (2009).
Plant Dis.
PubMed:
30764190

First Report of Root Rot Caused by Phytophthora cinnamomi on Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia) in Italy.

Garibaldi A et al (2012).
Plant Dis.
PubMed:
30727199

First Report of Phytophthora hydropathica Causing Wilting and Shoot Dieback on Viburnum in Italy.

Vitale S et al (2014).
Plant Dis.
PubMed:
30699796

New 1,3-benzodioxin-4-ones from Synnemapestaloides ericacearum sp. nov., a biosynthetic link to remarkable compounds within the Xylariales.

Tanney JB et al (2018).
PLoS One.
PubMed:
29949590

Dispensing Pollen via Catapult: Explosive Pollen Release in Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia).

Switzer CM, Combes SA and Hopkins R (2018).
Am Nat.
PubMed:
29750554

Mountain laurel toxicosis in a dog.

Manhart IO, DeClementi C and Guenther CL (2013).
J Vet Emerg Crit Care (San Antonio).
PubMed:
23316961

Floral longevity and reproductive assurance: seasonal patterns and an experimental test with Kalmia latifolia (Ericaceae).

Rathcke BJ et al (2003).
Am J Bot.
PubMed:
21659232

Alabama's sheep kill laurel, Kalmia latifolia L.; a preliminary study.

HADLEY WJ and HADEN HH Jr (1946).
J Am Pharm Assoc Am Pharm Assoc.
PubMed:
20274501

Relationships between advance oak regeneration and biotic and abiotic factors.

Fei S and Steiner KC (2008).
Tree Physiol.
PubMed:
18450575

Cytotoxic principles from the sap of Kalmia latifolia.

Mancini SD and Edwards JM (1979).
J Nat Prod.
PubMed:
521818