Ladyslipper

At a glance

Origin / distribution: US(Appalachia)

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Sedative

Science studied: ALUMINUM, ASH, CHROMIUM, EO

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Orchidaceae

Scientific name: Cypripedium pubescens

Common names: Ladyslipper, greater yellow lady's slipper, greater yellow lady's-slipper, hairy ladyslipper, yellow ladyslipper

History

The source record documents this plant in US(Appalachia).

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Sedative

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• US(Appalachia)

Documented cultural uses

• Sedative

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

• Sedative · US(Appalachia) · "

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• ALUMINUM
• ASH
• CHROMIUM
• EO
• GUM
• IRON
• MAGNESIUM
• PHOSPHORUS
• POTASSIUM
• SELENIUM
• SILICON
• STARCH
• TIN
• COBALT
• GLUCOSE
• CALCIUM

Legality

CITES: Appendix II

II — FAMILY listing Orchidaceae spp. — Included in Appendix II, except for the species included in Appendix I. Additionally, artificially propagated hybrids of the following genera are not subject to the provisions of the Convention, if conditions, as indicated under a) and b), are met: Cymbidium, Dendrobium, Phalaenopsis and Vanda : a) Specimens are readily recognizable as artificially propagated and do not show any signs of having been collected in the wild such as mechanical damage or strong dehydration resulting from collection, irregular growth and heterogeneous size and shape within a taxon and shipment, algae or other epiphyllous organisms adhering to leaves, or damage by insects or other pests; and b) i) when shipped in non-flowering state, the specimens must be traded in shipments consisting of individual containers (such as cartons, boxes, crates or individual shelves of CC-containers) each containing 20 or more plants of the same hybrid; the plants within each container must exhibit a high degree of uniformity and healthiness; and the shipment must be accompanied by documentation, such as an invoice, which clearly states the number of plants of each hybrid; or ii) when shipped in flowering state, with at least one fully open flower per specimen, no minimum number of specimens per shipment is required but specimens must be professionally processed for commercial retail sale, e.g. labelled with printed labels or packaged with printed packages indicating the name of the hybrid and the country of final processing. This should be clearly visible and allow easy verification. Plants not clearly qualifying for the exemption must be accompanied by appropriate CITES documents. — 05/03/2026

Jurisdictions in the listing: Canada (CA), United States of America (US)

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Reference images

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

Species+ / CITES Checklist · Species+ / CITES checklist terms

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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