Primula veris, Cowslip

Herb Paralysis, Radix Arthritica
Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578

Two varieties of Primula traditionally used
Herbarum Vivae Eicones, Otto Brunfels, 1530

Dietrich, Flora regni borussici, 1838
Botanical name:
Primula veris (syn. P officinalis); P. vulgaris (Primrose) is also used

Parts used:
Root; Leaf; Flower

Temperature & Taste:
Warm, dry. Pungent, Bitter

Classifications:
3M. ARTHRITICS
4k. ARTHRITIC

Uses:
ROOT, LEAF:
1. Calms the Liver, Clears Wind and Heat, Stops Spasms:
-Anxiety or Restlessness with insomnia

2. Moves the Blood, Clears Stasis, Stops Wind:
-Heart tonic (Lonicerus, 1564)

3. Clears Wind and Damp, Benefits the Sinews and Joints:
-Paralysis, Cramps, Muscular or Articular Rheumatism

4. Stops Cough, Clears Phlegm and Heat:
-irritable, dry coughs, chronic Bronchitis

5. Emetic:
-In larger doses, it is Emetic

6. Promotes Urine, Clears Gravel and Stones:
-‘The decoction of the roots is thought to be profitably given against the stone in the Kidney and Bladder’ (Gerard)

7. Externally:
-externally for Gout and Tumors that follow Stinging of Venomous Beasts
-Tincture of the root in Vinegar is snuffed up the nose ‘cures the Toothache wonderfully’. (Schroder)
-juice was snuffed up the nose for Migraine


FLOWERS:
1. Calms the Mind and Spirit, Clears Heat:
-Nervous Headache, Anxiety, Restlessness, Insomnia, especially in children.

2. Clears Wind and Heat, Promotes Sweat:
-Fever, Headache, red and itchy Eyes

3. Strengthens during Pregnancy:
-Traditionally said to be beneficial during Pregnancy.

4. Externally:
-Ointment or Distilled Water is a useful cosmetic
-‘drive wrinkles away’, and ‘adds to beauty, or at least restores it when it is lost’ (Culpeper)
-useful for Spots, Freckles and skin blemishes (distilled water)
-Sunburn

Main Combinations:
1. Insomnia, Cowslip flower ... available in PRO version
2. Migraine, Cowslip herb and root, ... available in PRO version
3. Childhood Epilepsy, Cowslip with ... available in PRO version
4. Asthma, Cowslip herb ... available in PRO version
5. Measles in Children Cowslip flowers ... available in PRO version
6. Bronchitis, Cowslip root ... available in PRO version
7. Tuberculosis, Cowslip root ... available in PRO version
8. Lower Back and Joint pain, Cowslip root ... available in PRO version
9. Rheumatism and Arthritis, Cowslip leaf ... available in PRO version
10. Joint pain, apply Cowslip with ... available in PRO version


Cautions:
Root is best avoided during Pregnancy.

Main Preparations used:
Distilled Water of the whole Herb, Conserve of the Flowers