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Spring primrose is one of the plants of the family called primroses, in Latin the name of this plant will sound like this: Primula veris L. As for the name of the family of the spring primrose itself, in Latin it will be like this: Primulaceae Vent.
Description of the spring primrose
The spring primrose is known under numerous popular names: lamb, rams, God's hands, crow's eyes, little keys, tow, brass, mutton grass and seals. The spring primrose is a perennial herb, the height of which will fluctuate between ten and thirty centimeters. Such a plant is endowed with an oblique rhizome and numerous filamentous roots. The leaves of this plant are petiolate ovate or oblong-ovate in shape, they will be crenate and wrinkled, and from below they are grayish-thin layered and such leaves are collected in a basal rosette. The stem of the spring primrose will be erect, it is not endowed with leaves and will be slightly pubescent, at the top of such a stem there is a one-sided umbrella-shaped inflorescence. The flowers of this plant are painted in bright yellow tones, they are endowed with a very pleasant honey smell, and they will also be five-membered, while the corolla and calyx are tubular. The fruit of the spring primrose is a multi-seeded egg-shaped capsule painted in brown tones.
The flowering of this plant occurs in the period from May to June, while the fruits of the spring primrose will ripen from August to September. Under natural conditions, this plant is found in Western Siberia, the European part of Russia, Crimea, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, the Caucasus, the Urals and Central Asia. For growth, the spring primrose prefers meadows, sunny forests, dry meadows, forest edges, steppes, places along the banks of rivers and among thickets of bushes, as well as mixed and deciduous forests.
Description of the medicinal properties of spring primrose
The spring primrose is endowed with very valuable healing properties, while it is recommended to use the leaves, roots and rhizomes of this plant for medicinal purposes. Leaves should be harvested throughout the entire flowering period of this plant, while the rhizomes and roots of the spring primrose should be harvested already in the autumn period.
The presence of such healing properties is recommended to be explained by the content of essential oil, saponins, carotene, ascorbic acid, glycosides, vitamins C and E in the roots and rhizomes of this plant. The spring primrose is endowed with a very effective laxative, antispasmodic, sedative, antitussive, antipyretic and diaphoretic effect. This herb is widely used to treat scurvy. The decoction, prepared on the basis of the roots of spring primrose, is recommended for various inflammations, bronchitis, bronchial asthma, acute and chronic laryngitis. An infusion based on the leaves of this plant should be used for hypo- and avitaminosis.
As for traditional medicine, here this plant is quite widespread. Here, for a long time, an infusion prepared on the basis of the roots and leaves of spring primrose has been used, for various kidney diseases, with a breakdown, tuberculosis, bladder diseases, rheumatism, headache and constipation. In addition, such funds are used for insomnia, neuroses, headaches and neurasthenia.
On the basis of the leaves of the spring primrose, a salad is prepared, which is used for hypo- and avitaminosis. Such a salad based on this plant will be endowed with a sweetish taste and a spicy pleasant aroma.
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