Rhododendron groenlandicum

Common Names: bog Labrador tea

Ethnobotanical Studies

Boreal Forest, Canada

Uses: Blood system disorders, Cough, cold and sore throat, Dermatological infections, Diabetes, Fever, Gastro-intestinal disorders, General health, Haemorrhages, Hair care, Headache, Injuries, Mental disorders, Metabolic system disorders, Musculoskeletal disorders, Nutritional disorders, Odontological problems, Ophthalmological disorders, Pregnancy, child birth, puerperium, Respiratory system disorders, Urinary system disorders
DOI:
10.1186/1746-4269-8-7
PubMed:
22289509

Studies

How will climate change and forest harvesting influence the habitat quality of two culturally salient species?

Thomas M et al (2024).
Sci Total Environ.
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.172148
PubMed:
38569957

Are bog plant/lichen tissue concentrations of Ca, Mg, K, and P affected by fugitive dust released from oil sands development in the Fort McMurray region of Alberta?

Wieder RK et al (2022).
Sci Total Environ.
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157684
PubMed:
35921926

Environmental significance of trace elements in the Athabasca Bituminous Sands: facts and misconceptions.

Review
Shotyk W et al (2022).
Environ Sci Process Impacts.
DOI:
10.1039/d2em00049k
PubMed:
35816113

Divergent species-specific impacts of whole ecosystem warming and elevated CO(2) on vegetation water relations in an ombrotrophic peatland.

Warren JM et al (2021).
Glob Chang Biol.
DOI:
10.1111/gcb.15543
PubMed:
33528056

A protocol for monitoring plant responses to changing nitrogen deposition regimes in Alberta bogs.

Vitt DH et al (2020).
Environ Monit Assess.
DOI:
10.1007/s10661-020-08645-z
PubMed:
33136233

Carbon Nanotubes Improved the Germination and Vigor of Plant Species from Peatland Ecosystem Via Remodeling the Membrane Lipidome.

Ali MH et al (2020).
Nanomaterials (Basel).
DOI:
10.3390/nano10091852
PubMed:
32947854

Trace elements in Labrador Tea (Rhododendron groenlandicum): How predominant sources to the plants impact the chemical composition of hot water extracts.

Shotyk W, Javed MB and Noernberg T (2020).
Environ Res.
DOI:
10.1016/j.envres.2020.109272
PubMed:
32113170

Fourteen polymorphic microsatellite markers for the widespread Labrador tea (Rhododendron groenlandicum).

Sheik ML et al (2019).
Appl Plant Sci.
DOI:
10.1002/aps3.11306
PubMed:
31890352

Simulated projections of boreal forest peatland ecosystem productivity are sensitive to observed seasonality in leaf physiology†.

Jensen AM et al (2019).
Tree Physiol.
DOI:
10.1093/treephys/tpy140
PubMed:
30668859

Rhododendron groenlandicum (Labrador tea), an antidiabetic plant from the traditional pharmacopoeia of the Canadian Eastern James Bay Cree, improves renal integrity in the diet-induced obese mouse model.

DiabetesObesity
Li S et al (2016).
Pharm Biol.
DOI:
10.3109/13880209.2015.1137953
PubMed:
26916332

A combination of (+)-catechin and (-)-epicatechin underlies the in vitro adipogenic action of Labrador tea (Rhododendron groenlandicum), an antidiabetic medicinal plant of the Eastern James Bay Cree pharmacopeia.

Diabetes
Eid HM et al (2016).
J Ethnopharmacol.
DOI:
10.1016/j.jep.2015.12.021
PubMed:
26707751

Adipogenic Activity of Wild Populations of Rhododendron groenlandicum, a Medicinal Shrub from the James Bay Cree Traditional Pharmacopeia.

Rapinski M et al (2015).
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med.
DOI:
10.1155/2015/492458
PubMed:
26508979

Labrador tea (Rhododendron groenlandicum) attenuates insulin resistance in a diet-induced obesity mouse model.

Obesity
Ouchfoun M et al (2016).
Eur J Nutr.
DOI:
10.1007/s00394-015-0908-z
PubMed:
25916863

Labrador tea--the aromatic beverage and spice: a review of origin, processing and safety.

Review
Dampc A and Luczkiewicz M (2015).
J Sci Food Agric.
DOI:
10.1002/jsfa.6889
PubMed:
25156477

Nutrient resorption of two evergreen shrubs in response to long‑term fertilization in a bog.

Wang M, Murphy MT and Moore TR (2014).
Oecologia.
PubMed:
24078082

Saprobic characteristics of three fungal taxa from ericalean roots and their association with the roots of Rhododendron groenlandicum and Picea mariana in culture.

Piercey MM, Thormann MN and Currah RS (2002).
Mycorrhiza.
PubMed:
12189471