| Plant names |
| Primulaceae |
| English |
Cowslip, Cowslip primrose, Fairy cups, Herb Peter, Key flower, Key of Heaven, Mayflower, Our Lady's Keys, Oxlip, Paigles, Palsywort, Peagles, Petty Mulleins, Primrose, True Cowslip, Yellow Star of Bethlehem |
| Latin |
Primula veris Linne, Primula officinalis L. |
| Plant parts | Flower / Blossom, Leaf, Plant, Root |
| Diseases & Uses |
| Diseases |
angina, Anticonvulsant, Antiedemic, Antigout, Antihemorrhagic, Antiinflammatory, Antineuralgic, AntiRheumatic, Arthritis, Blood cleanser, Bronchitis, cardiac, cardiac atony, Chest complaint, Chronic constipation, Common cold, constipation, Cough, disorder of metabolism, diuretic, dizziness, ecchymosis, emetic, expectorant, facewash, Gout, headache, Inflammation, inflammation of the mucous membrane of the mouth, Laryngitis, Lung ailments, migraine, mild laxative, nervous tension, Pain, paralysis, Periodontitis, Pneumonia, relaxes the nervous system, Scurvy, Sialogogue, sleeping medicine, Sleeplessness, sneezing powder, sweatinducing, thrush, tracheitis, tympanites, Whooping cough |
| Homoeopathically uses |
kidney complaints, neuralgia |
| Foods |
tea substitute |
| Contents |
| | aspirin-like compounds, essential oil, Flavone, flavonoid, Glucoside, Phenol glucoside, primulaveroside, primveroside, Saponins, Silicic acid, Tanning agents, Vitamin C |
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