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References In vitro evidence: evidence from studies using isolated components of living organisms such as cells or purified molecules In vivo evidence: evidence from studies with whole living organisms Clinical trial evidence: evidence from clinical trials conducted with humans Allen, David E. Medicinal Plants in Folk Tradition. Timber Press, Incorporated. Hatfield, Gabrielle. A syrup of the corollas was thought to strengthen the nerves and the brain and relieve restlessness, insomnia, headache, and palsy.
Cowslip flower water was held to be good for the memory and—externally—for the skin. Cowslip has also been used to treat bronchitis. The leaves can be eaten raw in salads or cooked as a vegetable.
The flowers may be eaten fresh with cream, candied, or brewed into tea. A batch of wine required a gallon of peeps or hundreds of flowers from dozens of plants, however. Cowslip prefers moist but well-drained neutral or acidic soil in full sun or part shade especially where summers are hot. To cover a broad area with cowslips, start with several plants to increase your chances of having both pin and thrum flower types for maximum seed production. Plants will self-seed under favorable conditions.
Starting cowslips from seed is easy. Germination of dry-stored seeds started indoors is greatly enhanced if the sown seeds are refrigerated for a few weeks. The main active components of cowslip primrose are the plant flavonoids, essential oils, tannins and silica.
The saponins can irritate the gastric mucosa, which stimulates the nervous system. The result is an increase in bronchial secretion, which helps to relieve some symptoms of the common cold. Today, cowslip primrose roots have scientific recognition for use in resolving respiratory inflammation.
Cowslip primrose has a relaxing effect on bronchial airways and mucous, so it is a suitable remedy to relieve coughing during cold season. It is particularly useful to relieve age-related coughing; a nagging cough resulting from a weaker heart, causing fluid to build-up in the lungs. In these cases, cowslip tea can serve as an expectorant, helping to cough up the mucous and thereby relieves the circulation.
In folk medicine, the Primrose root is also used to address the symptoms of gout, rheumatism, whooping cough, asthma, and nervous discomfort tremors and stomach cramps then the spots are rubbed with a tincture.
Primrose is also recommended for people with cardiac weakness, migraine, dizziness, insomnia, and anxiety. Cowslip root can be used in powdered form — or crushed, for use in tea. They are potentially valuable in the treatment of asthma and other allergic conditions. At one time an oil was produced by maceration of the flowers, this has an antiecchymotic effect treats bruising.
It has been dried and made into a powder then used as a sternutatory. The root is also mildly diuretic, antirheumatic and slows the clotting of blood. It is used in the treatment of chronic coughs especially those associated with chronic bronchitis and catarrhal congestion , flu and other febrile conditions.
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