Synonyms in a broader sense
Latin name: Primula veris popular name: Auritzel, cowslip, petriflower, primrose Family: Primula veris
Plant description
The rhizome is very fibrous, the leaves growing from it are oval and hairy at the bottom. On a whitish-green and angular stem, the flower umbels sit terminal, the flowers are tubular, spread out above, bright yellow. Flowering time: March to April. Occurrence: In spring on meadows.
Medicinally used plant parts
The root and the flowers. The flowers (together with the calyxes) are harvested in spring, the roots in autumn. For reasons of nature conservation, the primrose root may only be dug with permission!
Ingredients
Saponins (up to 10%), flavones, essential oil, silicic acid, tanning agent.
Effect and application
Cowslip flowers have a weaker effect than the root, but unlike the root they may be collected without permission. Primrose is effective in dry bronchitis-bronchitis. The drug liquefies bronchial secretions and makes it easier to cough up. Do not use in case of irritable cough, because the drug stimulates coughing. Cowslip is very suitable as a component of tea mixtures against all forms of cold cough.
Preparation
Key flower tea: 1 teaspoon of root or 2 teaspoons of flowers are heated to boiling with 1⁄4 l water. Leave to infuse for 5 minutes, strain. Drink 2 to 3 cups sweetened with honey when coughing daily.
Cowslip root syrup: boil 1 tablespoon of crushed cowslip root with a little water for 10 minutes. Add honey until you get a syrupy liquid. You can take 1 teaspoonful several times a day when coughing.
Combination with other medicinal plants
Tea mixture for cold cough: 30.0 g primrose root10.0 g aniseed, crushed10.0 g fennel, crushed, 10.0 g mallow leaves. Pour a large cup of boiling water over 2 teaspoons of this mixture, leave to brew for 5 minutes, strain. Drink up to 3 cups a day sweetened with honey.
Side effects
None expected at normal dosage.
