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	Labrador Tea
		Labrador Tea (Ledum groenlandicum and Ledum palustre), also called Hudson's Bay or Indian tea, shrubs of the heath family (Ericaceae).
		Labrador tea leaves are elliptical, up to 6 cm long, with revolute (backward-rolled) margins and dense, whitish to rust-coloured fuzz on the lower surfaces.
		Tea should be weak; a small handful of leaves steeped in boiling water for 5 min yields a pleasant beverage.
	www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0004439 (178 words)

	Complete Labrador Tea information from Drugs.com
		Labrador tea has been used historically and in folk medicine for a variety of ailments ranging from skin complaints to malignancies.
		A tea for coughs, colds, bronchial infections and pulmonary infections can be made by adding one teaspoonful of dried leaves to one cup of boiling water.
		Labrador tea in folk medicine has been used for coughs, chest ailments, headache, kidney, rheumatism, diarrhea, sore throat, and malignancies.
	www.drugs.com /npp/labrador_tea.html (731 words)

	Labrador Tea - Uses and Side Effects of Labrador Tea
		History: Labrador Tea (L. latifolium, Jacq.) is named after the swamps of Greenland and Labrador, where it grows in profusion.
		Labrador tea has been used historically and folklorically for a variety of ailments ranging from skin complaints to malignancies.
		Summary: Labrador tea is an aromatic evergreen, native to Greenland and Canada.
	www.health-care-clinic.org /alternative-medicines/labrador-tea.html (569 words)

	Plants
		Labrador tea or Hudson's Bay tea of the Heather Family (Ericaceae) is probably the most widely known of these, particularly because historically it served as one of our most important tea plants.
		The leaves of glandular Labrador tea are smooth beneath, not hairy as in Labrador tea.
		With regular summer watering, Labrador tea plants at the Royal B.C. Museum thrive in the dry climate of downtown Victoria.
	www.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca /Natural_History/Plants.aspx?id=964 (727 words)

	Plantwatch - Plants
		Labrador Tea is found in peatlands, tundra and moist coniferous woods and is a frequenter of swamps, muskegs and bogs, though it may be found in drier, rocky places in the mountains.
		Labrador tea is an important component of woodland understories through the early, mid and late seral stages of succession.
		Labrador tea leaves and twigs are browsed by caribou and moose.
	plantwatch.sunsite.ualberta.ca /plants/lab_tea.php (1389 words)

	Labrador tea
		Labrador tea (Ledum palustre, also called Hudson's Bay tea) is a plant with strongly aromatic leaves that can be used to make a very palatable tea.
		Besides being a popular beverage tea, the Dena'ina report that this shrub is especially effective for weak blood, colds, and tuberculosis.
		In the Outer Inlet area, narrow-leaf Labrador tea is used as a laxative, while the Inland Dena'ina use it as a wash for sores.
	www.xasa.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/l/la/labrador_tea.html (305 words)

	Labrador Tea (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Labrador Tea (Ledum groenlandicum and Ledum palustre), also called Hudson's Bay or Indian tea, shrubs of the heath family (Ericaceae).
		Labrador tea leaves are elliptical, up to 6 cm long, with revolute (backward-rolled) margins and dense, whitish to rust-coloured fuzz on the lower surfaces.
		Tea should be weak; a small handful of leaves steeped in boiling water for 5 min yields a pleasant beverage.
	www.canadianencyclopedia.ca /PrinterFriendly.cfm?Params=A1ARTA0004439 (173 words)

	Labrador Tea
		Labrador tea has been a favorite beverage among Indian and Eskimo people for many years.
		Labrador tea grows in abundance in large "fields", so it should not be difficult for you to keep moving quickly from plant to plant to avoid picking too heavily from individual plants.
		Labrador tea, an evergreen, is available all year.
	www.alaskaherbtea.com /Foraging/labrador_tea.htm (136 words)

	Common Plants of Lake Clark
		The roots are boiled and the eyes are washed with the strained, cooled tea, to which a little sugar may be added.
		Besides being a popular beverage tea, the Dena'ina report that this shrub is especially effective for weak blood, colds, and tuberculosis.
		In the Outer Inlet area, narrow-leaf labrador tea is used as a laxative, while the Inland Dena'ina use it as a wash for sores.
	www.nps.gov /lacl/completeplants.htm (1845 words)

	Robert K. Henderson, Labrador Tea
		Labrador tea grows in peaty lowland bogs across the continent, ranging on the west coast from northwest Oregon to subarctic Alaska.
		Bog Labrador tea usually grows in thick banks, dominating its habitat, and is difficult to overlook.
		Not that diagnosis is easy; Labrador tea has been variously identified as a cathartic and an anticathartic, a stimulant and a depressant.
	members.tripod.com /rkhen/labtea.htm (793 words)

	Wild Harvested Teas
		Wild mint tea was used to soothe upset stomach, relieve headache and fever, and to prevent or relieve cold symptoms.
		Description: Labrador Tea is rich in Vitamin C and has been a favourite beverage among Canadian northern people for many years.
		We believe this tea is one for sitting down and enjoying the delicate flavour of rose petals blended with the robust flavour of raspberry leaf.
	www.nfdc.ca /wildharvestedteas.htm (653 words)

	Alaska’s Wilderness Medicines - Labrador Tea (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Dwarf Labrador tea is very similar in all respects to the common form except its leaves and overall size are smaller.
		Labrador tea is common, widespread, and always available in northern climates where non-evergreen leaves are obtainable only during a short growing season.
		There are ceremonial uses for Labrador tea; one is to turn a stalk and throw it out the door if a child is ill or if you want to get rid of ghosts.
	www.ankn.uaf.edu /curriculum/books/Viereck/vierecklabrador.html (435 words)

	UK Tea Council : Tea 4 You : The Boston Tea Party
		Nowadays tea is thoroughly associated with the British, and taking time for a cup of tea is considered by millions to be a moment of calm and enjoyment in our hectic lives.
		This was the infamous Boston Tea Party, a protest against tea duties in December 1773 that sparked off the American War of Independence and so eventually led to the United States of America becoming an independent nation instead of a group of British colonies.
		These included ‘Labrador tea’, which was made from the leaves of a plant that flourished in the colonies, and ‘Balsamic hyperion’, made from dried raspberry leaves.
	www.tea.co.uk /index.php?pgId=38 (1808 words)

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		Labrador tea is Ledum groenlandicum in the heath family.
		Tea is brewed from dried leaves by the native peoples of Labrador and elsewhere.
		Tea from leaves are rich in vitamin C. toxic substance known as "ledol" occurs in European species but has not been reported for North American species.
	www.stolaf.edu /depts/biology/mnps/papers/Komme20022122.html (213 words)

	The Algonquin Tea Co. :: THE AWAKENING TEA
		Awakening tea is ideal for when we want a boost to keep up running, dancing, playing working, sex, to get going any time of day.
		Birds are singing brightly and you gaze up, across the lake and the land rises to the first of many flowing pine ridges that move like dancing waves into the distance, to a blue expanse of morning sky.
		our being is lifted and invigorated by its higher chakra stimulants - labrador tea, mint, pine and angelica, while being supported by the nutritive elements of nettle, astragalus and alfalfa, and grounded with the primal chakra stimulants of joe-pie, ginseng and calamus.
	www.algonquintea.com /01_teas_02.html (292 words)

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	Labrador Tea - Ledum groenlandicum
		The Labrador tea plant grows to be 4 to 5 feet.
		At the ends of the branches are tiny clusters of white flowers with protruding stamen, which bloom in June and July.
		Tea was used for stomach and nerve ailments.
	www.blueplanetbiomes.org /labrador_tea.htm (217 words)

	Labrador Tea [Ledum groenlandicum Oeder.] - Quarterly Notes and Drawings (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The tea was also used to treat a variety of kidney related problems.
		It is reported that the labrador tea contains a substance which may be poisonous if the tea is too strong, or ingested in large amounts.
		Laurie Lacey is not responsible for the misuse of information presented on this homepage (for example, the incorrect prepartion and usage of teas and medicines given herein.) The use of recipes for medicines and teas from this page is strictly the responsibility of each individual.
	www.wildworldofplants.com /notes/labrador_tea.html (188 words)

	Labrador Tea
		Rhododendron groenlandicum is called Labrador tea because fur traders and First Nations people used to drink a decoction of the leaves.
		When taken in moderation, Labrador tea is said to be only mildly toxic to most people (a few may get very sick).
		Labrador Tea has white wool on the underside when its leaves are young, but in maturity the wool is rusty red-brown.
	www.hillkeep.ca /Labrador%20Tea.htm (180 words)

	Labrador Tea
		Labrador Tea, yet another reference to its northern distribution and to its common use as a tea by native Americans.
		Taken internally, the tea was used to stimulate the nerves and stomach.
		A syrup made from the tea was sometimes used for coughs and hoarseness.
	www.diamon-naturals.us /labrador.htm (561 words)

	Web of Life - Stories from Grandview/?Uuqinak'uuh Adult Writing Group - Page 12
		Labrador tea is an evergreen shrub, approximately 1 meter tall, though smaller in the colder regions, having adapted to the harsh growing conditions and fewer nutrients.
		In addition, the tea was helpful in treating wounds and sores because of its high tannin content.
		The tea was also useful as a drink to relieve pain during childbirth as it has a mild narcotic effect.
	www.nald.ca /CLR/weblife/p12.htm (328 words)

	Innu Teadolls
		Tea dolls are made just the same as their rag doll cousins, with the materials commonly available at home.
		Tea dolls were intended to be carried by the children as toys and would hold two or three pound of loose tea, providing a good method of storage.
		Filling dolls with tea is not known among Quebec bands of Innu, but the Labrador bands were more recently hunters and only since the 1950's have not been migratory, so memory of crafts related to nomadic life would be stronger here.
	www.hvgb.net /~shannon/innu_teadolls.htm (368 words)

	Spruce Needle Rust
		Once transmitted to Labrador tea, another orange mass of spores is produced on the upper surface of the leaves (Figure 3).
		Wet and cool weather is conducive for spore formation and spore dispersal from Labrador tea, as well as infection of new spruce needles.
		For effective protection, all Labrador tea plants within 1,000 feet must be removed.
	www.fs.fed.us /r10/spf/fhp/leaflets/Sprneerus.htm (1132 words)

	Definition: labrador from Online Medical Dictionary
		Labrador duck, a sea duck (Camtolaimus Labradorius) allied to the eider ducks.
		Labrador tea, a name of two low, evergreen shrubs of the genus Ledum (L. Palustre and L. Latifolium), found in Northern Europe and America.
		They are used as tea in British America, and in Scandinavia as a substitute for hops.
	cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk /cgi-bin/omd?labrador (129 words)

	Herbal Tea
		Inspired by the traditional Inuit blends of tea, the Avataq Cultural Institute has produced five varieties of herbal teas; Labrador, Crowberry, Arctic Blend, Juniper, and Cloudberry to be enjoyed piping hot or icy cold.
		These blends of tea have been known to have medicinal properties, but it is really their subtle and new fragrance that will enchant you.
		Possibly the most widely enjoyed of traditional teas, Labrador tea was originally prepared as a hot drink for the treatment of respiratory disorders, bleeding and aches and pains.
	www.avataq.qc.ca /tea_files/tea_en.cfm (513 words)

	FOSS Diversity of Life: Database Collection: (Site not responding. Last check: )
		You can make a tea with the leaves and flowers of the Labrador tea plant.
		Labrador tea have shallow roots and grow in the short tundra summer.
		Labrador tea is a browse plant; tender shoots, twigs, and leaves are eaten by wildlife.
	www.fossweb.com /CA/modules3-6/Environments/activities/organismdatabase/orgpages/1093_0.html (136 words)

	Labrador Tea (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Uses: American Indians used leaf tea for asthma, colds, stomachaches, kidney ailments, scurvy, fevers, rheumatism; blood purifier; externally, as a wash for burns, ulcers, stings, chafing, poison ivy rash.
		Labrador Tea is said to be a powerful detoxifier, and a support to both the liver and the immune system.
		Labrador Tea contains small amounts of the toxin andromedotoxin which can cause headaches, cramps, paralysis and intestinal problems if too much is consumed.
	www.indianspringherbs.com /Labrador_Tea.htm (376 words)

	TRN - Taiga Rescue Network - the Boreal forest
		Labrador tea (Ledum palustre) is called quchukda (‘grandmother’) by the Dena’ina of Alaska.
		Labrador Tea is a low shrub with oblong to linear evergreen leaves, from 2.5 to 5 cm in length.
		The leaves are smooth on top, with the edges rolled back, and their undersides are covered with a rust-coloured fuzz.
	www.taigarescue.org /index.php?view=taiga_news&tn_ID=112 (186 words)

	Labrador Tea
		Evergreen shrub of eastern North America having white or creamy bell-shaped flowers and dark green hairy leaves used for tea during American Revolution.
		English words defined with "Labrador tea": glandular Labrador tea ♦ marsh tea.
		Specialty definitions using "Labrador tea": Arctic Labrador tea.
	www.websters-online-dictionary.org /definition/english/La/Labrador+tea.html (280 words)

	MAPS: Labrador Tea
		The Kwakiutl made similar use [smoking as a "narcotic"] of leaves of the ericaceous Ledum groenlandicum or "Labrador Tea".
		Toxic honeys have been produced from a species of Ledum, L. palustare, due to [a] toxic glycoside called ericolin, which may also be present in the inebriating L. groenlandicum of the Kwakiutl.
		When lemon is added they can be used as an iced tea.
	www.maps.org /pipermail/maps_forum/2000-December/003132.html (336 words)

	Labrador Tea, Ledum groenlandicum
		As a folk medicine the tea was used externally for all kinds of skin problems.
		Taken internally, the tea was used to stimulate the nerves and stomach.
		A syrup made from the tea was sometimes used for coughs and hoarseness.
	www.rook.org /earl/bwca/nature/shrubs/ledum.html (503 words)

	AMC: Mountain Watch - Alpine Plant Profiles, Labrador Tea
		The flowers of sheep laurel and bog laurel are pink, and rhodora are purple, and none form a distinct ball of white flowers, like Labrador tea.
		Habitat/Distribution — Labrador tea prefers wet or boggy locations, but can be found in drier areas as well.
		The leaves are dried and used as a tea, which reportedly doesn’t taste very good, but has many traditional medicinal uses including lung, stomach, and kidney ailments.
	www.outdoors.org /conservation/mountainwatch/labrador-tea.cfm (454 words)

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