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Common Labrador tea

Rhododendron groenlandicum

Thé du labrador

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Dietary

The leaves and stems are used as condiment particularly for a game meat pot roast.
Also used to flavor liquors like vodka for example.
Always popular herbal tea giving a beverage that is slightly narcotic.
If Common Labrador tea is safe in small doses, it can become, like many other herbs and spices, irritating even toxic in large quantities.

Cosmetics

Recent research in Quebec has allowed to highlight and extract substances from the Common Labrador tea that increase the production of collagen in the skin and protects against aging.
Common Labrador tea (Rhododendron groenlandicum)
Common Labrador tea : 1- Inflorescence
Common Labrador tea : 2- Buds
Common Labrador tea : 3- Flowering plant
Common Labrador tea : 4- Flowers
Common Labrador tea : 5- Leaves and stem
Common Labrador tea : 6- Fruits
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