This section is from the "A Manual of Materia Medica and Pharmacology" book, by David M. R. Culbreth. Also available from Amazon: Manual of Materia Medica and Pharmacology.
Kal'mia latifo'lia, Mountain Laurel, Calico-bush. -- About 1.8-9 M. (6-30 degrees) high; flowers inodorous, May-June; leaves evergreen, elliptical; contains tannin, arbutin, resin, andromedotoxin, C31H51O10. Astringent; large doses poisonous.
 
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