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Kalmia latifolia
The EFSA Compendium of Botanicals holds 4 constituent measurements and 1 adverse-effect record for Kalmia latifolia. This page reports what those source records contain and how to reach them. It carries no effect estimate, no dose and no recommendation.
Accepted name in source: Kalmia latifolia L.
Regulatory presence
Health Canada's Licensed Natural Health Products Database holds 31 licensed products naming Kalmia latifolia as a medicinal ingredient, matched on the exact Latin binomial. A licence records that a product met the regulator's requirements for sale in Canada. It is not evidence that the product works.
Source material stated
What the records describe
Constituents measured
- Diterpenes2
- Grayanotoxins2
Plant parts
- Leaves3
- Aerial part of plants2
Preparations
- Solvent extraction3
- Fresh1
- Sap1
Effect types
- Systemic1
Target tissues
- Neurologic1
Recorded constituents
What analytical work has found in this species, at which plant part and preparation. A measured constituent is a fact about material, not about effect.
| Substance | Plant part | Preparation | Concentration | Analytical method | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diterpenes | Leaves | Solvent extraction | — | Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) | Resolve DOI |
| Diterpenes | Leaves | Solvent extraction | — | Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) | Resolve DOI |
| Grayanotoxins | Aerial part of plants | Sap | — | Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) | Resolve DOI |
| Grayanotoxins | Leaves | Solvent extraction | — | Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) | Resolve DOI |
Recorded adverse effects
Adverse effects reported in the source literature, most often in animal or laboratory models at a stated preparation and dose.
| Effect | Target tissue | Plant part | Preparation | Test organism | Test type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Systemic | Neurologic | Aerial part of plants | Fresh | Dog (as animal) | Case report | Resolve DOI |
Cited sources
The literature the compendium cites for this species. Metatron Health has no relationship with these authors or journals and earns nothing from citing them.
- MANCINI, SD., EDWARDS, JM. CYTOTOXIC PRINCIPLES FROM THE SAP OF KALMIA-LATIFOLIA. Journal of natural products, 1979, vol. 42, no. 5, p. 483-488. DOI
- ELNAGGAR, SF., DOSKOTCH, RW., ODELL, TM., GIRARD, L. ANTIFEEDANT DITERPENES FOR THE GYPSY-MOTH LARVAE FROM KALMIA-LATIFOLIA - ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF 10 GRAYANOIDS . Journal of natural products, 1980, vol. 43, no. 5, p. 617-631. DOI
- Manhart, Ingrid O., DeClementi, Camille., Guenther, Christine L. Mountain laurel toxicosis in a dog. Journal of veterinary emergency and critical care, 2013, vol. 23, no. 1, p. 77-81. DOI
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A constituent measurement is a fact about material at a stated preparation, not a statement about what that material does in a person. An adverse-effect or genotoxicity record is an observation reported in a source, most often in an animal or laboratory model. Neither is a Metatron Health conclusion about causality, human risk or benefit, and the absence of a record is not proof that a preparation is safe. Nothing here is diagnosis, prescribing or individual medical care.
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