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Primula auricula, Bear's Ears

Auricula Primrose, Auricula Ursi, Mountain Cowslip, Alpine Cowslip, Lunaria Arthritica
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Salmon, Botanologia, 1710

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Varieties of Bear's Ear
Bessler, Basilius, Hortus Eystettensis, vol. 1 (1620)

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Primula auricula
(Photo by Jerzy Opioła) (Wikimedia)

Botanical name:
Primula auricula (syn. P. lutea)
Salmon described 3 varieties: 1. long dented leaves; 2. long leaves not dented; 3. Round leaved variety

Parts used:
Herb

Temperature & Taste:
Neutral, slightly dry.

Classifications:
Vulnerary, Astringent, Alterative
Cepahlic, Neurotic, Arthritic

Uses:
1. Moves the Blood, Clears Heat, Promotes Healing:
-internal Wounds of the Stomach or Lungs
-Internal Bleeding
-taken internally for chronic Ulcers
-Cough, Consumption

2. Benefits the Stomach:
-poor digestion, lack of appetite
-griping, abdominal pain
-Diarrhea

3. Settles Wind, Stops Spasms:
-Paralysis, Convulsions, Dizziness
-Hysteria
-poor Vision

4. Externally:
-Wounds, Trauma, Bruises, Swellings (oil in which the herb is boiled)
-the juice sniffed clears Phlegm from the head


DOSE:
Of the Juice: 1–2 spoonfuls in Wine for internal Wounds and Bleeding

SUBSTITUTES:
For Internal Wind disorders such as Dizziness and Convulsions, Cowslip is superior

Main Combinations:


Cautions:
None noted

Main Preparations used:

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