Pontic Alpenrose

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Turkey, AT, AU, BE

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Gout, Intoxicant, Narcotic, Rheumatism

Science studied: ACETYLANDROMEDOL, DELTA-10(18)-ACETYLANDROMEDOL, ANDROMEDOL, ANDROMEDOLDITERPENES

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

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

Names and identity

Family: Ericaceae

Scientific name: Rhododendron ponticum

Common names: Pontic Alpenrose, Pontian rhododendron, Pontische Alpenrose, Pontische rododendron, Rhododendron, Rhododendron Wyllt, Rhododendron des parcs, Rhododendron du Pont, Rhododendron des parcs, Rhododendron pontique, Rhododendron de la mer Noire, Rhododendron de Bétique, common rhododendron

POWO: 333114-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in Elsewhere, Turkey, AT, AU, BE.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Gout
• Intoxicant
• Narcotic
• Rheumatism
• Hydrocoele

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Elsewhere
• Turkey
• AT
• AU
• BE

Documented cultural uses

• Gout
• Intoxicant
• Narcotic
• Rheumatism
• Hydrocoele

Cultural record detail

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

• Gout · Elsewhere · "
• Intoxicant · Turkey · "
• Narcotic · Turkey · "
• Narcotic · Elsewhere · "
• Rheumatism · Turkey · "
• Rheumatism · Elsewhere · "
• Hydrocoele · Turkey · "

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• How does the invasion of forests by Rhododendron ponticum disrupt the transformation of carbon in soils? · 2026 source ↗
• Extraction and characterization of microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) from Rhododendron ponticum isolated using cryocrush pre-treatment and its potential for mycelium cultivation. · 2024 source ↗
• Is the invasive Rhododendron ponticum L. an emergent threat to mainland Atlantic forests? A population dynamics approach · 2023 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• ACETYLANDROMEDOL
• DELTA-10(18)-ACETYLANDROMEDOL
• ANDROMEDOL
• ANDROMEDOLDITERPENES
• CAFFEIC-ACID
• CHLOROGENIC-ACID
• FRIEDELIN
• MALVIDIN-3,5-DIGLUCOSIDE
• MALVIN
• SIMIARENOL
• TANNIN
• URSOLIC-ACID
• ARBUTIN
• GOSSYPETIN
• MYRICETIN
• BETA-SITOSTEROL

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Sources

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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