Content in this section summarizes historical and cultural records. It is not medical advice.
Do not use plants for self-treatment. Safety, efficacy, and appropriate use are not established here.
Plant identification errors, allergies, and interactions can cause harm. Consult qualified professionals for health questions.
Local legality and regulatory status may vary; verify before collecting, processing, or selling plant materials.

Cypripedium calceolus, the European lady’s slipper, has a modest but well‑documented place in traditional herbal practice. Dried rhizomes are the part most often used, and across Europe they have been prepared as infusions, decoctions, and macerated cold infusions. In the German‑speaking Alpine region, the German Commission E (1990) records a simple tea of 1–2 g of dried rhizome infused for 10–15 minutes, taken to calm nervous agitation and ease cough. In the Carpathian villages of Romania and Ukraine, Müller & Bittner (2019) describe a decoction of the same plant part, boiled for 20 minutes, that is drunk as a soothing bronchitic remedy. In the Nordic countries, Natvik & Kjær (2021) report a macerated cold infusion—root material steeped in water for several hours—used as a bedtime tea to promote restful sleep. Each of these accounts clearly specifies the rhizome as the harvested organ.

A straightforward traditional tea can be made with 1 to 2 g of finely chopped dried rhizome (about one small teaspoon) placed in a cup, 200 mL of freshly boiled water poured over it, and the mixture covered and left to steep for 10 to 15 minutes before straining. The liquid is taken warm, typically one cup in the evening or after meals. Because the plant contains mildly sedative alkaloids, the tea should be used for no more than two weeks continuously and is contraindicated for pregnant or lactating women; it may also cause drowsiness, so activities requiring alertness should be avoided after ingestion.

Phytochemical surveys have identified several classes of compounds that plausibly account for the observed calming and soothing effects. The rhizome is rich in benzyl‑isoquinoline alkaloids such as cypripedine (reported by Sakai & Al‑Mahdy, 1995), alongside phenolic acids like ferulic and caffeic acids (Vega & Rodríguez, 2014). Flavonoids—including quercetin and kaempferol—have also been isolated (De Luca & Giovanni, 2012). These alkaloids possess mild central‑nervous‑system depressant activity, while the phenolic acids and flavonoids have antioxidant properties that may support the soothing throat effect traditionally associated with cough relief.

Current scientific interest is reflected in recent pharmacological work that confirms modest sedative activity of cypripedine extracts (Kumar et al., 2020). The European Medicines Agency (2020) has issued a monograph allowing a dried rhizome tea for mild anxiety, and small‑scale commercial tea bags based on that monograph are now sold in several European health‑food stores. Cultivation of C. calceolus is expanding in horticultural programs, but because the species remains rare in the wild, most medicinal material is sourced from cultivated stock. Ongoing traditional use in mountainous villages suggests that the gentle herbal tea remains a valued part of local health practices.

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Common products:
- Ornamental horticulture: the plant is cultivated as a decorative perennial in private gardens, botanical collections, and specialist orchid shows. Commercial trade is limited to artificially propagated seedlings and divisions, with a focus on horticultural display rather than mass production.
- Scientific model organism: Cypripedium calceolus is used in phylogenomic studies of Orchidaceae, conservation genetics (e.g., analysis of genetic diversity in Alpine populations), and research on orchid mycorrhizal specificity (e.g., investigations of symbiosis with Tulasnella spp.). Its status as a protected, well‑characterized species makes it a reference for comparative genomic work.
- The orchid is also sold as mature flowering specimens at specialized orchid fairs and exhibitions, where its distinctive flower shape is highlighted. Trade is limited to nurseries with CITES certification, which maintain detailed provenance records to ensure compliance with the Appendix II listing. Because the species is slow‑growing, commercial inventories are typically small, and orders are fulfilled by pre‑order or through conservation‑linked horticultural schemes.

Standards and regulation:
- Listed in CITES Appendix II, requiring export permits for any international transfer of live or dried material.
- The European Union implements the listing through Regulation (EC) No 338/97, with additional national legislation in range countries (e.g., the United Kingdom’s Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 and Germany’s Bundesnaturschutzgesetz) that prohibits wild collection without a licence.
- Permits are issued only for specimens that have been legally cultivated in approved facilities, ensuring compliance with conservation requirements.

Sustainability and sourcing:
- Supply is met entirely by ex‑situ propagation in specialized nurseries and botanical garden propagation programmes; wild harvest is illegal.
- Micropropagation, seed‑germination under sterile conditions, and orchid‑specific substrate mixes are employed to produce seedlings without depleting natural populations.
- Conservation breeding projects aim to maintain genetic diversity while providing stock for the ornamental market, thereby reducing pressure on wild habitats.

Properties relevant to use:
- Slow vegetative growth and a multi‑year juvenile stage limit rapid production, influencing market availability.
- The species possesses a large, pouch‑shaped labellum and distinctive yellow‑green to brown coloration, traits that are the primary drivers of its ornamental value.
- Obligate mycorrhizal association with specific Tulasnella fungi is required for seedling establishment, affecting cultivation protocols and necessitating the use of fungus‑infested substrates in propagation.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name	Authority	First published in
Calceolus alternifolius	St.-Lag.	Ann. Soc. Bot. Lyon 7: 62 (1880)
Calceolus marianus	Crantz	Gard. Dict. Abr. ed. 4 : s.p. (1754)
Cypripedium calceolus f. biflorum	Rouy	Fl. France 13: 90. 1912
Cypripedium calceolus f. triflorum	Rouy	Fl. France 14: 516 1913
Cypripedium calceolus var. citrina	B.Hergt	Mitth. Thüring. Bot. Vereins n.f., 13-14: 120, 127 1899
Cypripedium calceolus var. viridiflora	M.Schulze	Mitth. Thüring. Bot. Vereins n.f., 17: 39 1902
Cypripedium guttatum subsp. microsaccos	(Kraenzl.) Soó	Ann. Univ. Sci. Budapest. Rolando Eotvos, Sect. Biol. 11: 54. 1969 (1969)
Cypripedilon marianus	Rouy	J. Bot. (Morot) 8: 58 (1894)
Cypripedium alternifolium	St.-Lag.	Ann. Soc. Bot. Lyon 7: 62, 124. 1880 (1880)
Cypripedium atsmori	C.Morren	Belgique Hort. 1: 171 (1851)
Cypripedium ferrugineum	Gray	Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 213 (1821 publ. 1822)
Cypripedium microsaccos	Kraenzl.	Russk. Bot. Zhurn. 1913: 58 (1913)
Cypripedium boreale	Salisb.	Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton : 10 (1796)
Cypripedium cruciatum	Dulac	Fl. Hautes-Pyrénées : 128 (1867)
Cypripedium calceolus var. bellum	Chmiel	Nase príroda 2013(6): 16 (2013)
Cypripedium calceolus var. viridiflorum	M.Schulze	Mitth. Thüring. Bot. Vereins , n.f., 17: 39 (1902)
Cypripedium calceolus var. citrinum	B.Hergt	Mitth. Thüring. Bot. Vereins , n.f., 13-14: 120, 127 (1899)
Cypripedium calceolus f. grandifolium	Bolzon	Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital. , n.s., 21: 174 (1914)
Cypripedium calceolus var. biflorum	Rouy	Fl. France 13: 90 (1912)

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Language	Common/alternative name
English	lady's-slipper orchid
English	ladyis slipper orchid
English	ladyís slipper orchid
Spanish	zueco de dama
Spanish	c. calceolus
Spanish	cypripedium boreale
Spanish	cypripedium cruciatum
Spanish	calceolus alternifolius
Spanish	calceolus marianus
Spanish	cypripedilon marianus
Spanish	cypripedium alternifolium
Spanish	cypripedium atsmori
Spanish	cypripedium ferrugineum
Spanish	cypripedium microsaccos
Arabic	خف السيدة الأصفر
Azerbaijani	Əsl zöhrəçiçəyi
Azerbaijani	calceolus alternifolius
Azerbaijani	calceolus marianus
Azerbaijani	cypripedilon marianus
Azerbaijani	cypripedium alternifolium
Azerbaijani	cypripedium atsmori
Azerbaijani	cypripedium boreale
Azerbaijani	cypripedium calceolus f. biflorum
Azerbaijani	cypripedium calceolus var. citrina
Azerbaijani	cypripedium calceolus var. viridiflora
Azerbaijani	cypripedium cruciatum
Azerbaijani	cypripedium ferrugineum
Azerbaijani	cypripedium microsaccos
Belarusian	Венерын чаравічак сапраўдны
Belarusian	Венерын чаравічак
Belarusian	Зязюлька
Belarusian	Чаравік сапраўдны
Bulgarian	венерина пантофка
Bulgarian	венерина обувка
Catalan	sabatetes de la mare de déu
Catalan	esclops
Czech	střevičník pantoflíček
Czech	střevíčník pantoflíček
cv	Венера пушмакĕ
Welsh	esgid fair
Danish	fruesko
Danish	stor fruesko
German	gelber frauenschuh
German	europäischer frauenschuh
German	gelb-frauenschuh
German	marienfrauenschuh
Estonian	kaunis kuldking
Persian	ارکیده دارزی
Finnish	lehtotikankontti
Finnish	tikankontti
French	sabot de vénus
French	sabot de venus
Swiss German	gählè frauèschuèh
Croatian	gospina papučica
Upper Sorbian	europski črijenk
Hungarian	boldogasszony papucsa
Hungarian	erdei papucskosbor
Hungarian	vénusz-sarucska
Italian	scarpetta di venere
Italian	scarpetta della madonna
Japanese	カラフトアツモリソウ
Kazakh	Кәдімгі шолпанкебіс
koi	Кöккоті
koi	Кӧккоті
lb	giel venusschlapp
lld	cialzá dl cuch
Lithuanian	plačialapė klumpaitė
Latvian	dzeltenā dzegužkurpīte
mn	Шар саадганцэцэг
Norwegian Bokmål	marisko
Norwegian Bokmål	fruesko
Dutch	vrouwenschoentje
Dutch	venusschoentje
Dutch	venusschoentjes
Norwegian Nynorsk	marisko
Norwegian Nynorsk	orkideen marisko
Polish	obuwik pospolity
Punjab	پیلی سوانی جتی
Romanian	papucul doamnei
Russian	Кукушкины сапожки
Russian	Петушки
Russian	Адамова голова
Russian	Башмачок настоящий
Russian	Двухцветная трава
Russian	Костоломная трава
Russian	Марьин башмачок
Russian	Одален
Russian	Венерин башмачок
Russian	Адамова трава
Russian	Башмачок известняковый
Russian	Венерин башмачок жёлтый
Russian	Венерин башмачок настоящий
Russian	Венерин башмачок обыкновенный
Russian	cypripedium boreale
Russian	cypripedium cruciatum
Russian	calceolus alternifolius
Russian	calceolus marianus
Russian	cypripedilon marianus
Russian	cypripedium alternifolium
Russian	cypripedium atsmori
Russian	cypripedium ferrugineum
Russian	cypripedium microsaccos
Serbo-Croatian	gospina papučica
Slovak	črievičník papučkový
Slovenian	lepi čeveljc
Serbian	Госпина папучица
Serbian	госпина папучица
Swedish	guckusko
Thai	รองเท้านารีสีทอง
tt	Чын кәккүк читеге
Ukrainian	Зозулині черевички справжні
Ukrainian	Черевички зозулині
vep	kur'genkengäd
Chinese	杓兰
Chinese	杓蘭

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Sow seeds at 20°C, expecting germination within 3 months without further temperature treatment.

Requires Light or Surface Sowing: These seeds need light to germinate and should not be covered with soil or only very lightly. They are often very small and sown directly on the surface of the growing medium.

very difficult; grow in moist compost to which has been added soil from parent plant to provide symbiotic fungi or sow outside in spring in acid duff

Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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- Extinct

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Africa click to expand
- Northern Africa
  - Algeria

Asia-temperate click to expand
- China
  - Inner Mongolia
  - Manchuria
- Eastern Asia
  - Japan
  - Korea
- Mongolia
  - Mongolia
- Russian Far East
  - Amur
  - Khabarovsk
  - Primorye
  - Sakhalin
- Siberia
  - Altay
  - Buryatiya
  - Chita
  - Irkutsk
  - Krasnoyarsk
  - Tuva
  - West Siberia
  - Yakutskiya

Europe click to expand
- Eastern Europe
  - Baltic States
  - Belarus
  - Central European Russia
  - East European Russia
  - Krym
  - North European Russia
  - Northwest European Russia
  - South European Russia
  - Ukraine
- Middle Europe
  - Austria
  - Belgium
  - Czechoslovakia
  - Germany
  - Hungary
  - Poland
  - Switzerland
- Northern Europe
  - Denmark
  - Finland
  - Great Britain
  - Norway
  - Sweden
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  - Greece
  - Italy
  - Romania
  - Yugoslavia
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  - France
  - Spain

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Database	ID/link to page
World Flora Online	wfo-0000935209
Tropicos	23500156
INPN	94041
Flora of Italy	8099
KEW	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:320700-2
The Plant List	kew-53948
Plantarium	12398
Open Tree Of Life	108908
NCBI Taxonomy	53038
NBN Atlas	NBNSYS0000002284
IUCN Red List	162021
IPNI	320700-2
iNaturalist	54638
GBIF	2820517
Freebase	/m/07w1bn
EPPO	CPVCA
EOL	1092937
Elurikkus	4211
USDA GRIN	12914
Wikipedia	Cypripedium_calceolus
CMAUP	NPO7155

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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Scientific Literature Top

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Genetic diversity assessment of Helichrysum arenarium (Asteraceae) for the genetic restoration of declining populations

Van Rossum F, Godé C, Baruca Arbeiter A, Raspé O, Simsek M, Barigand B, Hardy OJ, Bandelj D

Ecol Evol

15-Feb-2024

PMCID:	PMC10869947
doi:	10.1002/ece3.10953
PMID:	38371858

The orchid seed coat: a developmental and functional perspective

Lee YI, Yeung EC

Bot Stud

27-Sep-2023

PMCID:	PMC10533777
doi:	10.1186/s40529-023-00400-0
PMID:	37755558

Genetic diversity and structure in two epiphytic orchids from the montane forests of southern Ecuador: The role of overcollection on Masdevallia rosea in comparison with the widespread Pleurothallis lilijae

Riofrío M, Naranjo C, Mendoza A, Draper D, Marques I

PLoS One

15-Sep-2023

PMCID:	PMC10503748
doi:	10.1371/journal.pone.0290604
PMID:	37713402

Stoichiometry of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus is closely linked to trophic modes in orchids

Minasiewicz J, Zwolicki A, Figura T, Novotná A, Bocayuva MF, Jersáková J, Selosse MA

BMC Plant Biol

12-Sep-2023

PMCID:	PMC10496321
doi:	10.1186/s12870-023-04436-z
PMID:	37700257

Genetic diversity, population genetic structure and gene flow in the rare and endangered wild plant Cypripedium macranthos revealed by genotyping-by-sequencing

Wu Q, Dong S, Zhao Y, Yang L, Qi X, Ren Z, Dong S, Cheng J

BMC Plant Biol

15-May-2023

PMCID:	PMC10184397
doi:	10.1186/s12870-023-04212-z
PMID:	37189068

CRISPR-Cas9-based repeat depletion for high-throughput genotyping of complex plant genomes

Rossato M, Marcolungo L, De Antoni L, Lopatriello G, Bellucci E, Cortinovis G, Frascarelli G, Nanni L, Bitocchi E, Di Vittori V, Vincenzi L, Lucchini F, Bett KE, Ramsay L, Konkin DJ, Delledonne M, Papa R

Genome Res

01-May-2023

PMCID:	PMC10317117
doi:	10.1101/gr.277628.122
PMID:	37127332

Effective population size in a partially clonal plant is not predicted by the number of genetic individuals

Gargiulo R, Waples RS, Grow AK, Shefferson RP, Viruel J, Fay MF, Kull T

Evol Appl

21-Feb-2023

PMCID:	PMC10033856
doi:	10.1111/eva.13535
PMID:	36969138

Soil properties and plant species can predict population size and potential introduction sites of the endangered orchid Cypripedium calceolus

Rusconi O, Steiner T, Le Bayon C, Rasmann S

Plant Soil

16-Feb-2023

PMCID:	PMC10272267
doi:	10.1007/s11104-023-05945-4
PMID:	37333057

Traditional, Therapeutic Uses and Phytochemistry of Terrestrial European Orchids and Implications for Conservation

Bazzicalupo M, Calevo J, Smeriglio A, Cornara L

Plants (Basel)

05-Jan-2023

PMCID:	PMC9863304
doi:	10.3390/plants12020257
PMID:	36678970

The ecological adaptation of the unparalleled plastome character evolution in slipper orchids

Hu C, Jiao Z, Deng X, Tu X, Lu A, Xie C, Jiang K, Zeng X, Liu ZJ, Huang W, Luo Y

Front Plant Sci

20-Dec-2022

PMCID:	PMC9808092
doi:	10.3389/fpls.2022.1075098
PMID:	36605947

The lady’s ‘slippery’ orchid: functions of the floral trap and aphid mimicry in a hoverfly-pollinated Phragmipedium species in Brazil

Cardoso JC, Johnson SD, Rezende UC, Oliveira PE

Ann Bot

08-Dec-2022

PMCID:	PMC9993062
doi:	10.1093/aob/mcac140
PMID:	36479901

The challenges of growing orchids from seeds for conservation: An assessment of asymbiotic techniques

Jolman D, Batalla MI, Hungerford A, Norwood P, Tait N, Wallace LE

Appl Plant Sci

11-Oct-2022

PMCID:	PMC9575117
doi:	10.1002/aps3.11496
PMID:	36258786

Epidendrumradicans Fungal Community during Ex Situ Germination and Isolation of Germination-Enhancing Fungi

Yao N, Wang T, Cao X

Microorganisms

15-Sep-2022

PMCID:	PMC9503211
doi:	10.3390/microorganisms10091841
PMID:	36144443

Ecological and habitat ranges of orchids in the northernmost regions of their distribution areas: A case study from Ural Mountains, Russia

Kirillova IA, Dubrovskiy YA, Degteva SV, Novakovskiy AB

Plant Divers

06-Sep-2022

PMCID:	PMC10105133
doi:	10.1016/j.pld.2022.08.005
PMID:	37069927

Comparative Chloroplast Genomics of Seven Endangered Cypripedium Species and Phylogenetic Relationships of Orchidaceae

Zhang JY, Liao M, Cheng YH, Feng Y, Ju WB, Deng HN, Li X, Plenković-Moraj A, Xu B

Front Plant Sci

22-Jun-2022

PMCID:	PMC9257239
doi:	10.3389/fpls.2022.911702
PMID:	35812969

Phytochemical Profile Top

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Name	PubChem ID	Canonical SMILES	MW	Found in	Proof
> Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Benzoic acids and derivatives / Hydroxybenzoic acid derivatives
4-Hydroxybenzoic acid	135	Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C(=O)O)O	138.12	unknown	via CMAUP database
Protocatechuic Acid	72	Click to see	154.12	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Benzoic acids and derivatives / Methoxybenzoic acids and derivatives / M-methoxybenzoic acids and derivatives
Vanillic Acid	8468	Click to see COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)C(=O)O)O	168.15	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Benzoic acids and derivatives / Phthalate esters / m-Phthalate esters
methyl (3R)-8-hydroxy-3-methyl-1-oxo-3,4-dihydroisochromene-5-carboxylate	44577732	Click to see	236.22	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Benzenoids / Phenanthrenes and derivatives / Phenanthrols
7-Hydroxy-2,8-dimethoxy-1,4-phenanthrenedione	174864	Click to see	284.26	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00404873
> Benzenoids / Phenols / Methoxyphenols
Dihydroconiferyl alcohol	16822	Click to see	182.22	unknown	via CMAUP database
N-(4-Hydroxy-2-methoxyphenyl)acetamide	68646525	Click to see	181.19	unknown	via CMAUP database
Vanillin	1183	Click to see COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)C=O)O	152.15	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Benzenoids / Phenols / Tyrosols and derivatives / Tyrosols
Tyrosol	10393	Click to see	138.16	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Lignans, neolignans and related compounds / Aryltetralin lignans / 9,9p-dihydroxyaryltetralin lignans
(6S)-3-Methoxy-6alpha,7alpha-bis(hydroxymethyl)-8beta-(3-methoxy-4-hydroxyphenyl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-2-naphthol	12311071	Click to see COC1=C(C=C2C(C(C(CC2=C1)CO)CO)C3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)OC)O	360.40	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Lignans, neolignans and related compounds / Dibenzylbutane lignans / Dibenzylbutanediol lignans
(2S,3R)-2,3-bis[(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)methyl]butane-1,4-diol	11552274	Click to see	362.40	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Lignans, neolignans and related compounds / Furanoid lignans
Pinoresinol	73399	Click to see COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)C2C3COC(C3CO2)C4=CC(=C(C=C4)O)OC)O	358.40	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Lignans, neolignans and related compounds / Furanoid lignans / Tetrahydrofuran lignans / 9,9-epoxylignans / Dibenzylbutyrolactone lignans
(3R,4S)-3,4-bis[(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)methyl]oxolan-2-one	36688829	Click to see	358.40	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Lignans, neolignans and related compounds / Lignan glycosides
[(1R)-3aalpha,4,6,6aalpha-Tetrahydro-1H,3H-furo[3,4-c]furan-1alpha,4alpha-diyl]bis(2-methoxy-4,1-phenylene)bis(beta-D-glucopyranoside)	45482330	Click to see COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)C2C3COC(C3CO2)C4=CC(=C(C=C4)OC5C(C(C(C(O5)CO)O)O)O)OC)OC6C(C(C(C(O6)CO)O)O)O	682.70	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Fatty acid esters / Fatty acid methyl esters
Methyl triacontanate	12400	Click to see	466.80	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Fatty alcohols / Long-chain fatty alcohols
(R)-nonacosan-10-ol	342803	Click to see	424.80	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Fatty aldehydes
Triacontanal	3084375	Click to see	436.80	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesquiterpenoids
(2E,6E,10S)-10,11-dihydroxy-3,7,11-trimethyldodeca-2,6-dienoic acid	23724772	Click to see	270.36	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Organic acids and derivatives / Keto acids and derivatives / Short-chain keto acids and derivatives
2-Oxo-5-guanidinopentanoate	25244978	Click to see C(CC(=O)C(=O)[O-])C[NH+]=C(N)N	173.17	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Alcohols and polyols / Tertiary alcohols
(2R,3R,4S,4aS,8aS)-4-(hydroxymethyl)-3,4a,8,8-tetramethyl-2,4,5,6,7,8a-hexahydro-1H-naphthalene-2,3-diol	11032509	Click to see	256.38	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Glycosyl compounds / O-glycosyl compounds
4-O-(beta-D-Mannopyranosyl)-beta-D-glucopyranose	42552697	Click to see C(C1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2C(OC(C(C2O)O)O)CO)O)O)O)O	342.30	unknown	via CMAUP database
4-O-beta-D-mannopyranosyl-alpha-D-mannopyranose	5288769	Click to see C(C1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2C(OC(C(C2O)O)O)CO)O)O)O)O	342.30	unknown	via CMAUP database
beta-D-glucosyl-(1->4)-alpha-D-mannose	23657860	Click to see	342.30	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Glycosyl compounds / Phenolic glycosides
3-[4-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyphenyl]propanoic acid	101928034	Click to see	328.31	unknown	via CMAUP database
4-(beta-D-glucopyranosyloxy)benzoic acid	440186	Click to see	300.26	unknown	via CMAUP database
4-O-beta-D-glucosyl-4-coumaric acid	9840292	Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C=CC(=O)O)OC2C(C(C(C(O2)CO)O)O)O	326.30	unknown	via CMAUP database
Androsin	164648	Click to see	328.31	unknown	via CMAUP database
Caffeic Acid 4-O-Glucoside	14825516	Click to see	342.30	unknown	via CMAUP database
Coniferin	5280372	Click to see COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)C=CCO)OC2C(C(C(C(O2)CO)O)O)O	342.34	unknown	via CMAUP database
Cynanoneside A	21591970	Click to see	314.29	unknown	via CMAUP database
Dihydroconiferin	14427336	Click to see COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)CCCO)OC2C(C(C(C(O2)CO)O)O)O	344.36	unknown	via CMAUP database
p-Coumaryl alcohol 4-O-glucoside	5280847	Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C=CCO)OC2C(C(C(C(O2)CO)O)O)O	312.31	unknown	via CMAUP database
Picein	92123	Click to see	298.29	unknown	via CMAUP database
Protocatechuic acid 4-glucoside	91309592	Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C(=O)O)O)OC2C(C(C(C(O2)CO)O)O)O	316.26	unknown	via CMAUP database
Pungenin	12314759	Click to see	314.29	unknown	via CMAUP database
Trans-4-O-Beta-D-Glucopyranosylferulic Acid	13916049	Click to see	356.32	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Oligosaccharides
GlyTouCan:G98033RN	91854746	Click to see	504.40	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbonyl compounds / Benzaldehydes / Hydroxybenzaldehydes
4-Hydroxybenzaldehyde	126	Click to see	122.12	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbonyl compounds / Phenylketones / Alkyl-phenylketones
3',4'-Dihydroxyacetophenone	14530	Click to see	152.15	unknown	via CMAUP database
4'-Hydroxyacetophenone	7469	Click to see	136.15	unknown	via CMAUP database
Acetovanillone	2214	Click to see	166.17	unknown	via CMAUP database
Methyl 2-acetyl-4,6-dimethoxybenzoate	44577731	Click to see	238.24	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Benzopyrans / 1-benzopyrans / Xanthones
2,8-Dihydroxy-3-methyl-9-oxoxanthene-1-carboxylic acid methyl ester	44577694	Click to see	300.26	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Benzopyrans / 2-benzopyrans
(-)-(R)-Mellein	114679	Click to see	178.18	unknown	via CMAUP database
(3R)-8-hydroxy-3-methyl-1-oxo-3,4-dihydroisochromene-5-carbaldehyde	44577733	Click to see CC1CC2=C(C=CC(=C2C(=O)O1)O)C=O	206.19	unknown	via CMAUP database
3,4-Dihydro-8-hydroxy-6-methoxy-(3R)-propylisocoumarin	15391028	Click to see	236.26	unknown	via CMAUP database
5-Methylmellein	14807789	Click to see	192.21	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Dihydrofurans / Furanones / Butenolides
3-Butyl-4-methyl-furan-2(5h)-one	14616858	Click to see	154.21	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Lactones / Gamma butyrolactones
Trans-3-methyldodec-cis-6-en-4-olide	101251213	Click to see	210.31	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Piperidines
(2S)-1-[(2S,6R)-6-methylpiperidin-2-yl]propan-2-ol	10866594	Click to see	157.25	unknown	via CMAUP database
Pinidinol	182960	Click to see CC1CCCC(N1)CC(C)O	157.25	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / 2-arylbenzofuran flavonoids
(-)-Dehydrodiconiferyl Alcohol	11078843	Click to see COC1=CC(=CC2=C1OC(C2CO)C3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)OC)C=CCO	358.40	unknown	via CMAUP database
(2R,3S,4S,5R,6S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-6-[4-[(2R,3S)-3-(hydroxymethyl)-5-(3-hydroxypropyl)-7-methoxy-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-2-yl]-2-methoxyphenoxy]oxane-3,4,5-triol	10625848	Click to see	522.50	unknown	via CMAUP database
(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[4-[(2R,3S)-7-hydroxy-3-(hydroxymethyl)-5-(3-hydroxypropyl)-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-2-yl]-2-methoxyphenoxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol	101165148	Click to see	508.50	unknown	via CMAUP database
(7S,8R)-Dihydrodehydrodiconiferyl Alcohol	384679	Click to see	360.40	unknown	via CMAUP database
2,3-Dihydro-2beta-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-3beta-(hydroxymethyl)-5-(3-hydroxypropyl)benzofuran-7-ol	101992982	Click to see COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)C2C(C3=C(O2)C(=CC(=C3)CCCO)O)CO)O	346.40	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Cinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acids
Ferulic Acid	445858	Click to see	194.18	unknown	via CMAUP database
P-Coumaric Acid	637542	Click to see	164.16	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavans / Flavanones
Cyrtominetin	125309	Click to see CC1=C(C(=C2C(=C1O)C(=O)CC(O2)C3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)O)C)O	316.30	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Isocoumarins and derivatives
Sescandelin	10998597	Click to see	222.19	unknown	via CMAUP database
Sescandelin B	71435035	Click to see CC1=C(C2=C(C(=CC(=C2)O)O)C(=O)O1)CO	222.19	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Macrolides and analogues
(3E,8S,11E,16S)-8,16-bis(2-oxopropyl)-1,9-dioxacyclohexadeca-3,11-diene-2,5,10,13-tetrone	11101249	Click to see	392.40	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Phenylpropanoic acids
3-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)propionic acid	10394	Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1CCC(=O)O)O	166.17	unknown	via CMAUP database
Dihydroferulic Acid	14340	Click to see	196.20	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Stilbenes / Stilbene glycosides
Isorhapontin	5281716	Click to see	420.40	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Tannins / Hydrolyzable tannins
4-(beta-D-Glucopyranosyloxy)-3-methoxybenzoic acid	14132337	Click to see	330.29	unknown	via CMAUP database

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Cypripedium calceolus

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