Primrose Properties

Names

History

Constituents

Uses

Primula vulgaris (HUDS)

This plant grows wild

Saponins

Expectorant in bronchitis

N.O.Primulaceae

in great Britain, but

, volatile oil

Anti-spasmodic

Herba Paralysis

is rarely to be seen

(roots and flowers

Diuretic

(an early name shared

even in gardens in

contain a fragrant oil,

Anodyne

with the cowslip)

North America.

called Primulin)

Vermifuge (de-wormer)

A cultivar is often to be

Primulin is identical

Emetic

found in florists

with Mannite

Mild sedative for anxiety

around Easter

or insomnia

From the Latin name

Formerly used topically

prima rosa, meaning

for skin wounds

meaning the first rose

and blemishes

of the year

Candied flowers

leaves are also the

Boil leaves as greens

diet of silkworms

Primrose tea

"Prensie Tea"

Probably an expensive proposition in North America, unless you can protect wild Primrose from the cold overwinter)

A tea made of 5 to 10 parts of the petals to 100 parts of water was drunk in May "..famous for curing the phrensie" (Gerard*)- or the tea is calming and protects one from nervous hysteria.

Who gets nervous hysteria in the spring?

* Gerard is listed in A Modern Herbal with Parkinson, who seems to be a 17th century herbalist____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Primrose

Roots used medicinally are dug after two or three years of growth.The roots must be cleansed in cold water with a brush, and the fibres trimmed off.The roots are then dried, and larger roots are split to facilitate the drying process.

Primula vulgaris

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Contra-Indications

Primrose is one of the members of Primulacea ,which possesses the quinone, primin. Primin causes a type of contact dermatitis called primula sensitivity.

Primrose Properties

Names

History

Constituents

Uses

Primula vulgaris (HUDS)

This plant grows wild

Saponins

Expectorant in bronchitis

N.O.Primulaceae

in great Britain, but

, volatile oil

Anti-spasmodic

Herba Paralysis

is rarely to be seen

(roots and flowers

Diuretic

(an early name shared

even in gardens in

contain a fragrant oil,

Anodyne

with the cowslip)

North America.

called Primulin)

Vermifuge (de-wormer)

A cultivar is often to be

Primulin is identical

Emetic

found in florists

with Mannite

Mild sedative for anxiety

around Easter

or insomnia

From the Latin name

Formerly used topically

prima rosa, meaning

for skin wounds

meaning the first rose

and blemishes

of the year

Candied flowers

leaves are also the

Boil leaves as greens

diet of silkworms

Primrose tea

"Prensie Tea"

Probably an expensive proposition in North America, unless you can protect wild Primrose from the cold overwinter)

A tea made of 5 to 10 parts of the petals to 100 parts of water was drunk in May "..famous for curing the phrensie" (Gerard*)- or the tea is calming and protects one from nervous hysteria.

Who gets nervous hysteria in the spring?

* Gerard is listed in A Modern Herbal with Parkinson, who seems to be a 17th century herbalist____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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