Broad-leaved Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia)

宽叶山月桂kuān yè shān yuè guìKuanyeshanyuegui

Kalmia latifolia · Plant

Kalmia latifolia
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Contains grayanotoxins; highly toxic if ingested; may cause bradycardia, hypotension, and digestive upset; avoid all internal use.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Broad-leaved Mountain Laurel for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Joint PainInflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Broad-leaved Mountain Laurel does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit Skin

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Kalmia latifolia and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.