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'''Rhododendron tomentosum ''' (syn. Ledum palustre), commonly known as marsh Labrador tea, northern Labrador tea or wild rosemary, is a flowering plant in the subsection Ledum of the large genus Rhododendron in the family Ericaceae.
== Description Uses== It is a low shrub growing to 50 cm (rarely up to 120 cm) tall with evergreen leaves 12-50 mm long and 2-12 mm broad. The flowers are small{{Uses|Asthma}}, {{Uses|Coughs}}, {{Uses|Colds}}, {{Uses|Stomach aches}}, {{Uses|kidney ailments}}, {{Uses|Burns}}, {{Uses|Ulcers}}, with a five-lobed white corolla{{Uses|stings}}, and produced several together in a corymb 3-5 cm diameter. They emit strong smell to attract bees and other pollinating insects.{{Uses|infections}}
== Uses Parts Used=={{Parts Used|Leaves}}.
==Common namenames=={{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Agrimony}}
===Rasa===Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)===Guna===Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry), Tikshna (Sharp)===Veerya===Ushna (Hot)===Vipaka===Katu (Pungent)===Karma===Kapha, Vata===Prabhava=== ==Habit=={{Habit|Herb}} ==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Simple|Needle-shaped|The small, needle-shaped leaves are another adaptation that limits water loss}}<ref name="Leaf"/> ===Flower==={{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|white|8|the flowers are a composition of 2-3 showy}} ===Fruit==={{Fruit||7–10 mm|clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown||many}} ===Other features=== ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract'' ==Where to get the saplings====Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}. ==How to plant/cultivate==Requires a lime-free loam or peaty soil[1, 11]. Prefers a moist humus-rich acid soil in shade or semi-shade[<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/> ==Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|Tall grasslands}}, {{Commonly seen|Bridge of Allan in Sterling and Perth}}. ==Photo Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">File:Odermennig.jpgFile:Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpgImage:Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.0.jpg</gallery> ==References== <references> <ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09637480701777944?src=recsys&journalCode=iijf20 "Chemical constituents"]</ref> <ref name="Leaf">[http://pza.sanbi.org/eriocephalus-africanus "plant decsription"]</ref> <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Ledum+palustre "Cultivation details"]</ref></references> == External Links == * [http://www.naturalmedicinalherbs.net/herbs/l/ledum-palustre=wild-rosemary.php Wild rosemary on natural medicinal herbs.net]*[https://enwww.wikipediabotanical-online.orgcom/florrosmarinusofficinalisangles.htm Wild rosemary on botanical-online.com]* [http://wikidoctorschar.com/Rhododendron_tomentosum Rhododendron tomentosum osemary-rosmarinum- Wikipediaofficinalis/ Wild rosemary on octorschar's plant information]* [http://www.herbgarden.co.za/mountainherb/herbinfo.php?id=217 Wild rosemary on herbgarden.co.za plant information ]
[[Category:Herbs]]