Rhododendron tomentosum

Common Names: marsh Labrador tea

Ethnobotanical Studies

Studies

Nutrient responses of vascular plants to N(2)-fixing tree Alnus hirsuta encroachment in a boreal peatland.

Zhang X et al (2024).
Oecologia.
DOI:
10.1007/s00442-024-05605-z
PubMed:
39133236

The Paradigm Shift of Using Natural Molecules Extracted from Northern Canada to Combat Malaria.

Review
Bourgeois A et al (2024).
Infect Dis Rep.
DOI:
10.3390/idr16040041
PubMed:
39051241

Spectrophotometric and Chromatographic Assessment of Total Polyphenol and Flavonoid Content in Rhododendron tomentosum Extracts and Their Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activity.

Summary

Researchers studied chemical composition of through extracting isoprenoid compounds and flavonoids using ethanol and water. Extracts showed high polyphenol and flavonoid content with antioxidant and antimicrobial properties, valuable for medicinal use.

AntimicrobialImmunologyPhytochemistry
Kukhtenko H et al (2024).
Molecules.
DOI:
10.3390/molecules29051095
PubMed:
38474607

Night-time water relations and gas exchange in cut shoots of five boreal dwarf shrub species: impact of soil water availability.

Kupper P, Tullus A and Rohula-Okunev G (2023).
Physiol Mol Biol Plants.
DOI:
10.1007/s12298-023-01350-4
PubMed:
37829697

Essential Oils and Supercritical CO(2) Extracts of Arctic Angelica (Angelica archangelica L.), Marsh Labrador Tea (Rhododendron tomentosum) and Common Tansy (Tanacetum vulgare)-Chemical Compositions and Antimicrobial Activities.

AntimicrobialPhytochemistry
Korpinen RI et al (2021).
Molecules.
DOI:
10.3390/molecules26237121
PubMed:
34885703

Homeopathic Agents or Vitamins in Reducing Ecchymosis after Oculofacial Surgery: A Report by the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

Review
Tao JP et al (2022).
Ophthalmology.
DOI:
10.1016/j.ophtha.2021.05.018
PubMed:
34176651

In vitro adsorption-desorption of aflatoxin B1 on Pepper's lignins isolated from grassy plants.

Karmanov AP et al (2020).
Int J Biol Macromol.
DOI:
10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.12.081
PubMed:
31838066

Leaf longevity in temperate evergreen species is related to phylogeny and leaf size.

Smith L et al (2019).
Oecologia.
DOI:
10.1007/s00442-019-04492-z
PubMed:
31456021

Co-administration of a Rhododendron tomentosum extract does not affect mercury tissue concentrations and excretion rate in methylmercury-treated adult male rats.

Pelletier G et al (2019).
BMC Res Notes.
DOI:
10.1186/s13104-019-4409-7
PubMed:
31262338

Understorey Rhododendron tomentosum and Leaf Trichome Density Affect Mountain Birch VOC Emissions in the Subarctic.

Mofikoya AO et al (2018).
Sci Rep.
DOI:
10.1038/s41598-018-31084-3
PubMed:
30185795

Arctic plant ecophysiology and water source utilization in response to altered snow: isotopic (δ(18)O and δ(2)H) evidence for meltwater subsidies to deciduous shrubs.

Jespersen RG et al (2018).
Oecologia.
DOI:
10.1007/s00442-018-4196-1
PubMed:
29955988

Ozone disrupts adsorption of Rhododendron tomentosum volatiles to neighbouring plant surfaces, but does not disturb herbivore repellency.

Mofikoya AO et al (2018).
Environ Pollut.
DOI:
10.1016/j.envpol.2018.05.031
PubMed:
29778813

Re: "Assessing the Effectiveness of Arnica montana and Rhododendron tomentosum (Ledum palustre) in the Reduction of Ecchymosis and Edema After Oculofacial Surgery: Preliminary Results".

Kahana A, Kotlus B and Black E (2017).
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg.
DOI:
10.1097/IOP.0000000000000813
PubMed:
28060247

Bridged Epipolythiodiketopiperazines from Penicillium raciborskii, an Endophytic Fungus of Rhododendron tomentosum Harmaja.

Kajula M et al (2016).
J Nat Prod.
DOI:
10.1021/np500822k
PubMed:
27057690

Rhododendron tomentosum (Ledum palustre). A review of traditional use based on current research.

Review
Dampc A and Luczkiewicz M (2013).
Fitoterapia.
DOI:
10.1016/j.fitote.2013.01.013
PubMed:
23352748