Ledol

Ledol
Names
	IUPAC name (1aR,4R,4aS,7R,7aS,7bS)-1,1,4,7-Tetramethyldecahydro-1H-cyclopropa[e]azulen-4-ol
Identifiers
CAS Number	577-27-5
ChemSpider	83783
Jmol 3D model	Interactive image
PubChem	92812
	InChI InChI=1S/C15H26O/c1-9-5-6-10-12(9)13-11(14(13,2)3)7-8-15(10,4)16/h9-13,16H,5-8H2,1-4H3/t9-,10+,11-,12-,13-,15-/m1/s1 Key: AYXPYQRXGNDJFU-AOWZIMASSA-N ; InChI=1/C15H26O/c1-9-5-6-10-12(9)13-11(14(13,2)3)7-8-15(10,4)16/h9-13,16H,5-8H2,1-4H3/t9-,10+,11-,12-,13-,15-/m1/s1 Key: AYXPYQRXGNDJFU-AOWZIMASBF ;
	SMILES C[C@@H]1CC[C@H]2[C@@H]1[C@H]3[C@H](C3(C)C)CC[C@@]2(C)O ;
Properties
Chemical formula	C15H26O
Molar mass	222.37 g·mol−1
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
	Infobox references

Ledol is a poisonous sesquiterpene that can cause cramps, paralysis, and delirium.^{[citation needed]} Caucasian peasants used Rhododendron plants for these effects in shamanic rituals with Steve Andrews in Herbs of the Northern Shaman: A Guide to Mind-Altering Plants of the Northern Hemisphere.

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Labrador tea contains ledol, an herbal tea (not a true tea) made from three closely related species:

Rhododendron tomentosum (Northern Labrador tea, previously Ledum palustre),
Rhododendron groenlandicum, (Bog Labrador tea, previously Ledum groenlandicum or Ledum latifolium) and
Rhododendron neoglandulosum, (Western Labrador tea, or trapper's tea, previously Ledum glandulosum).