Synonyms
Marsh tea,
Rhododendron tomentosum, Wild rosemary, Labrador tea.
Constituents
Aromatic
shrub. height 50 cm. Plant contains terpenes, coumarin and essential oil.
Therapeutics
It is medicine
for punctured wound, and insect bite.
It is
medicine for violent headache.
It is
medicine for cough with thick sputum.
It is remedy
for gout with coldness and lack of vital heat. Pain is relieved by cold
application.
It is remedy
for rheumatism. Arthritis begins from lower limbs. Pain is aggravated from
alcohol and warmth.
It had been
used for preparing tea.
It had been
used externally to destroy lice in animal.
Dose
4 to 10
drops.
Dilution.