kalmia polifolia การใช้

• "Kalmia polifolia " can grow to be two feet tall.
• "Kalmia polifolia " flowers in April and receives pollination by bees.
• According to Lewis and Elvin-Lewis, the active compounds within " Kalmia polifolia " include andromedotoxin and arbutin.
• This plant family is also typical of peat bogs and blanket bogs; examples include " Rhododendron groenlandicum " and " Kalmia polifolia ".
• These compounds cause a slowing of pulse, a lowering of blood pressure, progressive paralysis and death . " Kalmia polifolia " has poisoned cattle, goats and sheep.
• According to Alaback et al ., " Kalmia polifolia " contains a grayanotoxin, which when ingested lowers blood pressure, and may cause respiratory problems, dizziness, vomiting, or diarrhea.
• The understory of the swamp has an open aspect to it, and is dominated by the ericaceous shrubs Labrador tea ( " Rhododendron groenlandicum " ), bog laurel ( " Kalmia polifolia " ), and leatherleaf ( " Chamaedaphne calyculata " ).