Spring primrose. Primrose officinalis Ram flowers official name

This plant has many names:

Spring primrose (medicinal, real);
Spring primrose;
Lambs, lambs, ears;
Golden key (the flowers really resemble a bunch of gilded keys).

There is a whole group of plants that are commonly called "" - for their early flowering. Medicinal primrose can safely be attributed to this group, although it is not the most popular in it.

The name is translated from Latin as “early spring”.

Description

Primrose is a herbaceous perennial. The stems are straight, succulent, 15-30 cm high. Oblong, ovate, pubescent leaves are collected in a basal rosette. Root system– rhizome. On each peduncle there are drooping flowers, collected in an umbrella inflorescence (10-30 flowers). The flowers are tubular, with a five-petal corolla, at the base of the fold of each petal there is a barely visible dark spot. One pistil, five stamens. If you look closely, you will notice that in different flowers the anthers and pistil are located on different levels. In some, the stigma of the pistil is lower than the anthers, in others it is the other way around - in this way, some plants adapt to cross-pollination. The diameter of the flowers is 7-15 mm.

Seeds and seed pod - they can be seen in the picture below.

Flowering is early - from mid-April to July.

What does a spring primrose look like in the photo?

Inflorescences:

Leaves:

General view:

Spring primrose in the garden:

Where is it found in the wild?

Its habitat is forests and forest-steppes in the western part of Russia. Distributed throughout almost the entire territory of the country, however, in some regions its populations are gradually being replaced by a very similar, related species - large-cupped primrose (in the Volga region, Western and Eastern Siberia, the Caucasus)

Some taxonomists consider large-cupped to be a subspecies of spring primrose. It is also listed in the Red Book of many regions of the Russian Federation and is used as an ornamental, medicinal (rhizome is used), and gastronomic (leaves are a source of vitamin C) plant.

Growing

Primrose can be grown from seeds, which, although not often, are found on sale.

They are sown before winter (in August or September) or in spring (in March or April).

The distance between plants and rows is 30 cm.

Spring primrose seeds are sown as early as possible - they quickly lose their viability.

Sowing seedlings:

Deadline: early February.
The seeds are spread on a pre-moistened soil surface (leaf soil, sand, turf soil - 2:1:1).
Spread rarely, only lightly pressing the seeds to the soil.
Cover with glass or polyethylene and place in the freezer (temperature no higher than -10 ºC) for a month.
Then the crops are moved to the windowsill. Temperature - 16-18 ºC. You should choose a lighted place, but without direct sunlight.
The soil is moistened in a timely manner.
Primrose germinates quite slowly - 2-3 weeks.
The emerging seedlings are gradually accustomed to fresh air; two weeks after germination, the film is removed.
They dive after the appearance of 2 true leaves. Plants constantly dive as they grow, until the time for planting in open ground- and this happens only in the second year of life. Planting in the ground - at the end of May. The distance between plants is 30 cm.

Primrose grown from seeds will bloom in 2-3 years.

Landing and seat selection

This plant is good choice for semi-shaded places, for example, near the wall of a house, under trees, near a fence. The soil does not need special preparation, let’s not forget that this is a native plant for our country, but it is worth paying attention to ensuring that the soil is sufficiently fertile and well-moistened. Clay soil is suitable; if it is too heavy, it is dug up with sand, moss, vermiculite and organic matter.

Application

The young leaves of the plant are edible and are a source of incredible amounts of vitamin C - two young leaves provide daily norm adult. They are especially valued because they are available in early spring, when vitamins are in short supply. The leaves contain not only vitamin C, but also carotene, saponins, and flavonoids.

Attention: the plant is classified as endangered; collecting wild specimens without a license is prohibited.

Collecting leaves

They are collected by hand at the beginning of flowering; only half of the leaves are taken from one specimen. The resulting raw material is dried at normal temperature or at 90-100° - this method is preferable (it allows you to preserve more vitamin C - in general, 95% of vitamin C of its original content is retained in dry raw materials).

Use in cooking

Raw leaves can be used in soups, main courses, for example, baked with an omelet mixture. Green young leaves are a good base for salad, green soup, and cabbage soup. The taste is sweetish, aromatic. Dried flowers are used as tea leaves; dried leaves and roots diluted with water and honey make a delicious drink. Dry leaf powder is also used to season any dishes; it is added to sauces and gravies.

The root has a pleasant smell with an aniseed tint and is used as a spice, used to prepare decoctions, which can also be used for culinary purposes.

In addition to the treatment of vitamin C deficiency, vitamin C is used for the following medicinal purposes:

As an expectorant for chronic bronchitis, dry cough (par or decoction of the roots).
For any colds (a decoction of flowers is suitable for rinsing and washing the nose), pneumonia, fever, tuberculosis, runny nose, rhinitis, bronchial asthma.
As a normalizing agent for systematic constipation.
As a diuretic and for many kidney diseases.
For headaches, migraines, dizziness.
For rheumatism, rheumatoid polyarthritis, cardiovascular diseases, cerebrovascular accidents (use tea from young flower corollas, brew half a glass of flowers with a glass of boiling water).
As a sedative for children, for insomnia and neuroses in adults.
In dermatology for lichen, psoriasis, baldness (taken orally), external use is also possible (in the form of baths), for boils and rashes (decoction orally, combined in half with nettle leaves).
Used in cosmetology: prepare rinses and rubs for hair, use for the care of oily, flabby, inflamed skin, freckles, dilated blood vessels, age spots. As a rinse for sore gums.

Of course, for any of the above diseases, the plant is used as part of complex therapy and requires consultation with the attending physician. May cause allergic reactions. Contraindicated during pregnancy.

Recipes

Root decoction– the roots are crushed, for 1 tablespoon of such raw materials you will need a quarter liter of water. The raw materials are poured with water, boiled, left to cool, and filtered. As an expectorant, take one spoon 4-5 times a day.
Leaf decoction: dry leaves (15 g) are poured with water (1 glass), boiled for 15 minutes, allowed to cool. You can immediately pour boiling water over the leaves, wrap them in a warm towel, and let the product brew for half an hour.
Primrose juice. The above-ground part of the plant is cut off before flowering, crushed, placed in a glass jar in layers, sprinkling each layer with sugar. Place in a cool, dark place and leave until the juice is released. Filter, the remaining raw materials are squeezed out. Juice is a preventive and vitamin remedy (dosage: 1 tsp for children, 1 tbsp for adults, taken half an hour before meals)

A dry extract is also prepared from the roots of the plant, which is then pressed into tablets (Primulene). On sale you can also find expectorant syrup of primrose roots (Herbion).

Video review

The most important information about the plant:

31.01.2019

After a long and cold winter, we are all waiting for the first harbingers of spring to appear - tender and fragrant snowdrops. And not everyone knows that these are not the only messengers of the long-awaited spring who notify us that the reign of winter has come to an end. At the same time, the ground is covered with a luxurious carpet of primroses - medicinal plants, which are also very beautiful.

IN Ancient Greece The primrose was considered the flower of Olympus; it was called the “flower of the twelve gods.” The Greeks believed that he emerged from the body that died from the love of the young man Paralysos. Grieving for him, the gods turned him into a beautiful spring flower.

Ancient healers used the plant to treat various paralysis. In many countries, primrose is the flower of marriage. It is believed that the girl who finds it first will definitely meet her betrothed this year and get married. The primrose was especially revered in England, where it was revered as a magical flower and it was firmly believed that old gnomes and tiny fairies took refuge in it from bad weather.

Types of primroses

Today there are more than five hundred species that differ in flowering time and flower color. In our country, the most common plants with medicinal properties are:

large-cup;
spring primrose (medicinal);
high;
mealy.

In this article we will introduce you to the medicinal primrose.

Description of the plant

Primrose preparations: infusion of roots and rhizomes

Place 10 grams of dry raw materials in a bowl (preferably enameled), pour 250 ml of boiled herb hot water, close the container with a lid and place it in a water bath for half an hour.

After this, the composition should be cooled in natural conditions and strain. The remaining raw materials should not be thrown away: they can be used one more time. Bring the volume of the composition to 200 ml of cooled boiled water. The product is used two tablespoons (tablespoons) three times a day about half an hour before meals at chronic diseases bronchi and lungs.

Root decoction

Pour 20 grams of raw material into 500 ml of water and boil over low heat for fifteen minutes. Then the mixture should brew. This will take no more than forty minutes. Strain the resulting product and take 100 ml before each meal. The decoction is recommended for diseases of the bronchi and lungs, kidneys and severe forms of rheumatism.

Herbal decoction

Boil 20 grams of dry crushed leaves in 250 ml of water for half an hour over low heat. After this, strain the resulting mixture and bring the volume to the original volume with boiled water.

Take this remedy one tablespoon (tablespoon) at least four times a day for whooping cough, acute and chronic bronchitis, and pneumonia.

Infusion of primrose flowers

Pour 25 grams of dry raw material with a glass of boiling water and let it brew for half an hour. Squeeze the raw material, take 100 ml four times a day. The infusion normalizes metabolism and improves gastric secretion.

Primrose juice

The juice is squeezed out of the flowering grass (aerial part). Take it in a third of a glass, adding a spoon (teaspoon) of honey three times a day before meals.

Primrose syrup

Primrose syrup is an excellent expectorant that is effective for acute respiratory infections, tracheitis, bronchitis, accompanied by a dry cough. The syrup has a brown color and a subtle specific smell. It can be purchased at a pharmacy.

General strengthening drink

Rinse 250 grams of fresh primrose flowers well and pour into a liter cold water, leave to infuse until fermentation begins. After that, add your choice: sugar, honey or jam to taste. The drink should be stored in a cool, dark place. Take 150 ml four times a day before meals.

Tea

Grind dry leaves or roots and mix with equal parts. Grind the herbal mixture and brew it as tea. You can improve the taste with honey or jam.

Collection and storage of raw materials

For medicinal purposes, both the roots and the above-ground parts of the plant are used: stems, leaves and flowers. The aerial part of the primrose is harvested when the plant begins to bloom. The raw materials are dried after collection in the open sun or in dryers. Maximum temperature - +50 °C. This is explained by the fact that with slow drying, the vitamin C content in the plant decreases significantly.

The leaves are carefully plucked by hand, leaving half of them on the stem. This will allow the plant to continue to grow and develop normally. We must not forget that the primrose is listed in the Red Book, therefore its mass collection is prohibited.

The dried leaves have a grayish-green color, a honey smell and a sweetish taste, which is quickly replaced by a burning-bitter taste.

Flowers are harvested without calyxes from April to May. Dry them in the fresh air under a canopy, or in a well-ventilated, shaded place. Medicinal primrose, more precisely, its flowers, dried correctly, are blooming yellow corollas with a delicate smell and sweet taste.

The roots of the plant should be dug up in the fall, immediately after the above-ground part of the plant withers. You can do this in early spring, but before the primrose begins to bloom. The roots are thoroughly shaken off the ground, then washed in running cold water, dried a little in air, and then completely dried in a dryer at a temperature not exceeding + 60 ° C. Properly dried rhizomes have a reddish-brown color. Inside, the roots are whitish in color with a bitter astringent taste and subtle odors.

Dried raw materials are stored either in multilayer paper bags or in canvas bags in a ventilated area.

Contraindications, side effects

Quite rare, but there are people with an allergic reaction to primrose officinalis. Using any medications or even touching the grass can cause itching and severe burning on the skin. The affected areas become covered with blisters that fill with liquid. Later, in places where the blisters were and healed, the skin begins to peel off, and when scratching, ulcers may form. Pollen that enters the upper respiratory tract or mouth can cause inflammation of the mucous membranes.

If allergic reactions occur, taking the medications should be stopped immediately. Medicinal primrose is not recommended for use by pregnant women and nursing mothers, as well as children under three years of age.

This plant has many names:

Spring primrose (medicinal, real);
Spring primrose;
Lambs, lambs, ears;
Golden key (the flowers really resemble a bunch of gilded keys).

There is a whole group of plants that are commonly called “” - for their early flowering. Medicinal primrose can safely be attributed to this group, although it is not the most popular in it.

The name is translated from Latin as “early spring”.

Description

Primrose is a herbaceous perennial. The stems are straight, succulent, 15-30 cm high. Oblong, ovate, pubescent leaves are collected in a basal rosette. The root system is the rhizome. On each peduncle there are drooping flowers, collected in an umbrella inflorescence (10-30 flowers). The flowers are tubular, with a five-petal corolla, at the base of the fold of each petal there is a barely visible dark spot. One pistil, five stamens. If you look closely, you will notice that in different flowers the anthers and pistil are at different levels. In some, the stigma of the pistil is lower than the anthers, in others it is the other way around - in this way, some plants adapt to cross-pollination. The diameter of the flowers is 7-15 mm.

Seeds and seed pod - they can be seen in the picture below.

Flowering is early - from mid-April to July.

What does a spring primrose look like in the photo?

Inflorescences:

Spring primrose in the garden:

Where is it found in the wild?

Growing

Primrose can be grown from seeds, which, although not often, are found on sale.

They are sown before winter (in August or September) or in spring (in March or April).

The distance between plants and rows is 30 cm.

Spring primrose seeds are sown as early as possible - they quickly lose their viability.

Sowing seedlings:

Deadline: early February.
The seeds are spread on a pre-moistened soil surface (leaf soil, sand, turf soil - 2:1:1).
Spread rarely, only lightly pressing the seeds to the soil.
Cover with glass or polyethylene and place in the freezer (temperature no higher than -10 ºC) for a month.
Then the crops are moved to the windowsill. Temperature - 16-18 ºC. You should choose a lighted place, but without direct sunlight.
The soil is moistened in a timely manner.
Primrose germinates quite slowly - 2-3 weeks.
The emerging seedlings are gradually accustomed to fresh air; two weeks after germination, the film is removed.
They dive after the appearance of 2 true leaves. Plants constantly dive as they grow, until the time comes for planting in open ground - and this happens only in the second year of life. Planting in the ground - at the end of May. The distance between plants is 30 cm.

Primrose grown from seeds will bloom in 2-3 years.

Landing and seat selection

This plant is a good choice for semi-shaded places, for example, near the wall of a house, under trees, near a fence. The soil does not need special preparation, let’s not forget that this is a native plant for our country, but it is worth paying attention to ensuring that the soil is sufficiently fertile and well-moistened. Clay soil is suitable; if it is too heavy, it is dug up with sand, moss, vermiculite and organic matter.

Application

The young leaves of the plant are edible and are a source of incredible amounts of vitamin C - two young leaves provide the daily requirement of an adult. They are especially valued because they are available in early spring, when vitamins are in short supply. The leaves contain not only vitamin C, but also carotene, saponins, and flavonoids.

Attention: the plant is classified as endangered; collecting wild specimens without a license is prohibited.

Collecting leaves

Use in cooking

The root has a pleasant smell with an aniseed tint and is used as a spice, used to prepare decoctions, which can also be used for culinary purposes.

In addition to the treatment of vitamin C deficiency, vitamin C is used for the following medicinal purposes:

As an expectorant for chronic bronchitis, dry cough (par or decoction of the roots).
For any colds (a decoction of flowers is suitable for rinsing and washing the nose), pneumonia, fever, tuberculosis, runny nose, rhinitis, bronchial asthma.
As a normalizing agent for systematic constipation.
As a diuretic and for many kidney diseases.
For headaches, migraines, dizziness.
For rheumatism, rheumatoid polyarthritis, cardiovascular diseases, cerebrovascular accidents (use tea from young flower corollas, brew half a glass of flowers with a glass of boiling water).
As a sedative for children, for insomnia and neuroses in adults.
In dermatology for lichen, psoriasis, baldness (taken orally), external use is also possible (in the form of baths), for boils and rashes (decoction orally, combined in half with nettle leaves).
Used in cosmetology: prepare rinses and rubs for hair, use for the care of oily, flabby, inflamed skin, freckles, dilated blood vessels, age spots. As a rinse for sore gums.

Recipes

Root decoction– the roots are crushed, for 1 tablespoon of such raw materials you will need a quarter liter of water. The raw materials are poured with water, boiled, left to cool, and filtered. As an expectorant, take one spoon 4-5 times a day.
Leaf decoction: dry leaves (15 g) are poured with water (1 glass), boiled for 15 minutes, allowed to cool. You can immediately pour boiling water over the leaves, wrap them in a warm towel, and let the product brew for half an hour.
Primrose juice. The above-ground part of the plant is cut off before flowering, crushed, placed in a glass jar in layers, sprinkling each layer with sugar. Place in a cool, dark place and leave until the juice is released. Filter, the remaining raw materials are squeezed out. Juice is a preventive and vitamin remedy (dosage: 1 tsp for children, 1 tbsp for adults, taken half an hour before meals)

A dry extract is also prepared from the roots of the plant, which is then pressed into tablets (Primulene). On sale you can also find expectorant syrup of primrose roots (Herbion).

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Botanical characteristics of spring primrose

Primrose is a beautiful perennial plant from the popular primrose family. The plant has a short oblique rhizome. The leaves of this herb are represented by wrinkled oblong plates 15 cm long with a crenate edge. Flowering stems vary from 10 to 25 cm, with umbellate inflorescences at their ends. The calyx of the spring primrose consists of 5 green sepals, which are fused together.

Pollination of this plant carried out by insects using the cross method. The fruit in the form of an egg-shaped capsule pleases with a large number of small seeds. The presented grass blooms in May. The fruits ripen in June, after which seeding occurs. Spring primrose is widespread mainly in Europe and the western regions of Russia. It is found on the edges and clearings, in clearings and clearings, among various shrubs and in numerous light forests, as well as in steppes and large forest ravines. In some places this plant is capable of forming quite dense clusters.

Useful properties of primrose

This medicinal plant It is also decorative and edible. The leaves and young flowering shoots contain substantial reserves of ascorbic acid. Along with this, spring primrose contains a large amount of carotene, manganese salts, vitamin E and other trace elements. Eating fresh leaves of the plant will help replenish daily requirement human in such an important vitamin as C.

Application of primrose

Unique infusions from this herb are recommended to be taken orally to enhance the secretion of the bronchial glands, since the primrose is rich in vitamin A. To prepare an excellent decoction, you need to grind the leaves in the amount of 1 teaspoon and pour a glass of boiling water over them. After half an hour of infusion, you can take half a glass of the product in the morning and evening.

Primrose oil

Incredible healthy oil Primrose becomes so thanks to gamma-linoleic acid. It is known that it is rich in special fats that contribute to excellent well-being and good health. Primrose oil has an excellent effect on the cardiovascular system of the human body, normalizes optimal hormone levels, strengthens the immune system, and also improves the condition of the joints. It is recommended to take this wonderful oil 2 times a day - before breakfast and preferably before lunch. The standard dosage is 2 grams per day.

Primrose syrup "Gerbion"

The popular primrose syrup “Gerbion” is a unique preparation of plant origin. It is a powerful expectorant and anti-inflammatory agent, and also has an antimicrobial effect and reduces the viscosity of sputum. As a rule, "Gerbion" is indicated as an additional agent in complex therapy in the treatment of tracheitis and bronchitis. Side effects In rare cases, there are allergic reactions from taking it, sometimes nausea, and almost never observed.

Scarlet primrose

The scarlet primrose is a special species from the primrose family. This plant blooms incredibly beautifully with scarlet small inflorescences. This annual herb has wavy leaves with hairs, which are presented in the form of a basal rosette. The scarlet primrose blooms in early spring.

Primrose large-cupped

Primrose large-cupped is annual plant, which is distinguished by short-haired leaves and fragrant pale yellow flowers. This herb blooms at the end of May. Grows this type in forest meadows and between bushes, choosing mixed forests. Large-cup primrose contains essential oil, saponins, glycosides, flavonoids, primalaverine, primserine, manganese, which is essential for the human body, as well as the unique element carotene and important ascorbic acid.

In folk medicine, this herb is in particular demand because it has an expectorant effect. Moreover, it will help you quickly cope with chronic and overwork.

Primrose leaves

It is not for nothing that an infusion of the leaves of this wonderful plant is associated with an effective tonic and general strengthening agent. It is useful for spring vitamin deficiency, while eliminating overwork. You can easily prepare such a decoction at home. Take 15 grams of crushed primrose leaves and combine them with a glass of fairly warm water. After 2 hours, it is recommended to take this delicious infusion 4 times a day, 1 tablespoon. In addition, this decoction is effective for influenza and other colds.

Bulbous primroses

Bulbous primroses are early spring plants with blue flowers and pale green pointed leaves. This grass appears immediately after the snow melts. It's graceful unpretentious plant can reach a height of 30 cm. Racemose inflorescences of flowers boast a special blue stripe in the middle of the perianth lobe. This small-bulbous plant reproduces by vegetative-daughter bulbs. This grass prefers semi-shaded places with good loose soil.

Primrose honey

The nectary of the primrose is located at the very base of the style. This wonderful plant blooms for about three weeks - in early spring, and sometimes in early summer. The pollen has a pleasant yellow tint. Bees love to visit primroses to collect nectar and pollen.

Primrose during pregnancy

Contraindications to the use of primrose

If you strictly follow the dosage, then side effects can be avoided. But it is worth noting that this plant is not recommended for allergy sufferers. In addition, there is no need to use primrose if you are intolerant to it, or if you have peptic ulcers.

Expert editor: Sokolova Nina Vladimirovna| Herbalist

Education: Diploma in General Medicine and Therapy received from the University named after N. I. Pirogov (2005 and 2006). Advanced training at the Department of Herbal Medicine at the Moscow People's Friendship University (2008).

Spring primrose (spring primrose, true or medicinal primrose) – perennial herbaceous plant family Primrose, widely used in both folk and scientific medicine. Popularly known by such names as rams, white initial letters, lambs, golden keys, heavenly keys, ears, lady's hands, flowers of St. Peter.

Chemical composition

The leaves, flowers, roots and rhizomes of the plant are used for medicinal purposes. The following biologically active substances were found in them:

Essential oils;
Saponins;
Triterpene glycosides (primverine and primulaverine);
Carotene;
Ascorbic acid.

Useful properties

Most beneficial properties spring primrose:

Expectorant;
Vitamin;
Soft;
Diuretic;
Sweatshop;
Anti-inflammatory;
Calming.

Indications for use

An alcohol tincture is made from spring primrose flowers, which is taken for overexcitation and insomnia.

A decoction of the roots and rhizomes is an effective expectorant. Preparations from the plant enhance the activity of the ciliated epithelium and the secretory activity of the mucous membranes of the respiratory system, have a slight antispasmodic and anti-inflammatory effect, and accelerate the removal of secretions from the respiratory tract. Due to these properties, primrose is prescribed for inflammatory diseases of the upper respiratory tract and bronchi, such as chronic bronchitis and tracheitis, catarrh of the upper respiratory tract, bronchopneumonia, laryngitis, pharyngitis, etc.

Infusions and decoctions are used for coughs, colds, insomnia, neuralgia, migraines and migraine-like headaches, rheumatism and gout, kidney diseases and heart failure, scurvy, anemia.

Locally, the decoction is used for gargling for bronchitis, inflammation of the larynx and throat.

The pharmaceutical industry, based on spring primrose, produces the homeopathic remedy “Primula”, intended for the treatment of cough, catarrhal gastritis, and insomnia.

Contraindications

Spring primrose is an allergenic plant, so when using it you should focus on individual tolerance.

Primrose can cause miscarriage, so drugs based on it should not be taken by pregnant women.

Home remedies from spring primrose

Remedy for dry cough and chronic bronchitis: 2-3 tbsp. Pour dry crushed roots into a thermos, pour 500 ml of boiling water and leave for 6 hours. Take ½ glass 2-3 times a day;
Expectorant for bronchitis, tracheitis, pneumonia, bronchopneumonia and other diseases of the upper respiratory tract: pour 10-15 g of crushed roots and/or leaves into 200 ml of boiling water, boil for 30 minutes in a water bath, cool for 15 minutes at room temperature and strain. Take 1 tbsp. 3-4 times a day;
A remedy used for hypo- and vitamin C deficiency, as well as for anemia: 1 tbsp. Pour 100 ml of boiling water over the leaves crushed into powder, leave for 30 minutes and strain, add a pinch (on the tip of a knife) of table salt. Take in small sips throughout the day;
Tea for headaches, migraines, cerebrovascular disorders, also used for heart diseases, rheumatoid polyarthritis, rheumatic joint pain: pour ½ cup of loose flower corollas with 200 ml of boiling water. Use as regular tea;
Infusion for rhinitis: pour 40-60 g of rhizomes, roots and/or grass (you can take a mixture of all parts of the plant) into a thermos, pour 1 liter of boiling water, leave for 6-8 hours. Rinse your nostrils with this infusion. At the same time, it is recommended to drink tea made from spring primrose flowers (20 flowers per 1 liter of boiling water).

Spring primrose (medicinal), primrose - properties, uses, recipes

Other names: primrose officinalis, primrose officinalis, primrose large-cupped, rams, lambs, lady's hands, golden keys, jaundice, copperhead, lat. Primula veris L. and others.

Even the ancient Greeks knew this plant and considered it medicinal flower Olympus. They called the spring primrose "dodecatheon", that is, the flower of the 12 Gods.

Primrose grows in forest and forest-steppe zones of Ukraine, Russia and other countries, between bushes, in forest meadows, forest edges, etc. It is a perennial herbaceous plant of the primrose family, with a succulent short rhizome and many thin long roots. The stem of the primrose is leafless, the leaves are collected in a basal rosette, ovoid in shape, tapering into a winged petiole.

From the rhizome of the plant grows one or several stems with flowers collected in umbrellas and drooping to one side. The spring primrose flowers are fragrant, golden-yellow, with a tubular corolla (calyx).

The primrose (primrose) blooms starting in April and ending in May-June. Traditional medicine uses the leaves, flowers and rhizomes of primrose in treatment. The leaves and flowers of the plant are harvested at the beginning of flowering.

Primrose roots dug up in spring or late autumn, wash in running water and dry. First, they are dried in the open air, and then dried in dryers at a low temperature, 40-50 degrees C, or in the attic, spread in a thin layer on paper. The shelf life of the roots is 2 years.

The leaves are used as a vitamin preparation for the preparation of vitamin C concentrates, which are used in the treatment of hypo- and vitamin deficiencies. Powder from crushed primrose leaves is taken for a lack of vitamins in the body, lethargy, lack of appetite, and gum disease.

spring primrose belongs to valuable vitamin-rich plants; its leaves contain up to 500 mg of vitamin C, as well as carotene, flavonoids, anthocyanins and other beneficial and medicinal substances.

Young leaves are added to soup, borscht, and salads. In some European countries, primrose is cultivated as a salad crop. The leaves have a pleasant spicy smell and sweetish taste. In folk medicine, a decoction of primrose leaves, in the form of lotions and compresses, is used for bruises, and the flowers are used as a diaphoretic, a remedy that strengthens the nervous system, and more.

Decoction of primrose leaves : 15 g of dry leaves, pour 1 glass of water, boil for 15 minutes, leave until cool. Or, 1 teaspoon of powdered leaves is poured into 1/2 cup of boiling water and left for 20-30 minutes in a closed container. It is taken as an expectorant, diaphoretic and diuretic.

A decoction of spring primrose roots is used for bronchitis, pneumonia, whooping cough, or as an analgesic (for joint pain), headaches, chronic constipation, and many diseases of the genitourinary tract and kidneys.

Primrose root decoction: 1 full tbsp. pour a spoonful of crushed roots into 250 ml of water and boil for 10 minutes, then leave until cool and strain. Drink 1 tablespoon 4-5 times a day for respiratory diseases, etc.
There is another recipe: pour 20 g of crushed primrose roots into 400 ml. water, boil for 10 minutes, leave for 20-25 minutes, strain. Drink 0.5 cups 3-4 times a day for the above diseases.

A dry extract is made from the roots of the primrose, in the form of tablets - primulene, which is used for dry coughs, as an expectorant. Syrup from primrose rhizomes is also a good expectorant and is used for coughs or severe coughs.

Traditional medicine uses primrose flowers as a diaphoretic for colds, migraines, dizziness, insomnia, fever, heart disease and pulmonary tuberculosis.

Primrose is also used for neuroses and insomnia, in the form of an infusion: pour 10 g of dried flowers with 1 glass of boiling water, leave for 15 minutes, drink the entire infusion in several doses throughout the day.

Useful and primrose juice spring. It is prepared as follows: cut off the above-ground part of the plant before flowering, chop it and place it in a glass jar or enamel pan, in layers, sprinkled with sugar. Place the dishes in a cool, dark place and let sit until the juice is released abundantly. Then drain the juice, squeeze out the remainder and store in a dark place.

Primrose juice can be taken as a medicinal and vitamin preparation for adults and children (children - 1 teaspoon, adults - 1 tablespoon) half an hour before meals. It is useful to drink primrose juice as a preventive measure, as a medicinal and vitamin remedy.
In dermatology, spring primrose preparations are prescribed orally for baldness, psoriasis, and lichen planus. Externally, in the form of a decoction, primrose is added to bath water.

Infusion of primrose flowers: Pour 1 teaspoon of flowers into 1 glass of boiling water, leave for 6-7 minutes. Drink 0.5-1 glass, instead of tea, as a preventative and remedy. It acts as a sleeping pill on children.

Tea made from primrose flowers, together with hawthorn flowers, is recommended to be taken when the heart beats frequently. And if this mixture also contains calendula flowers, then this good remedy for insomnia and neuroses.

For skin rashes, boils and other skin diseases, as a good blood purifier, take an infusion of equal parts nettle and primrose leaves.

Spring primrose, contraindications. Preparations, infusions, decoctions, and primrose juice can cause an allergic skin reaction in some people. Therefore, if an inflammatory itchy rash appears, the use of drugs must be stopped.
It is not recommended to take primrose, in any form, during pregnancy, since it stimulates uterine contractions, as well as in case of individual intolerance.

Spring primrose (medicinal), or primrose, has many affectionate folk nicknames, including rams, medicinal firstborn, key-grass. Almost every country has its own legend about its appearance on Earth: the ram plant is attributed to the origin of the keys dropped by the Apostle Peter himself, from the transformation into a primrose of a princess who did not listen to the gods... In addition, the herb can protect from grief and adversity, helps to get married and predicts volcanic eruptions and earthquakes, she also cures various ailments. Photos of primrose officinalis are also in scientific reference books, because the plant is widely used even in traditional medicine. Recipes that involve spring primrose are in the second part of the article.

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Spring primrose: photo, botany, distribution

Primrose is a perennial herbaceous plant of the genus Primrose. It reaches a height of 20 cm, has a reduced stem, a short, horizontal rhizome with succulent thin branches extending to the sides. The leaves are collected in a rosette near the beginning of the rhizome, with narrow petioles, oblong-obovate, serrated, wrinkled.

At the top of the stem there are flowers of regular shape, yellow, up to 15 mm. diameter The fruit is a brown ovoid capsule containing spherical small seeds. The plant primrose officinalis (pictured) is found in Europe, as well as in other areas (Caucasus, Siberia). You can find it in the steppe, forests, meadows, and parks.

Ram plant: properties and applications

All medicinal properties Primrose is due to its rich composition. In medicinal raw materials of spring primrose (medicinal):

Ascorbic acid
Provitamin "A"
Vitamin "E"
Manganese
Saponins
Bioflavonoids
Plant glycosides
Essential oils
Alcohols

Primrose officinalis (rams)

The lamb plant has so many beneficial properties that it is difficult to list them. It is applied in many areas traditional medicine, as well as in traditional healing. Primrose is most valuable in the treatment of:

Migraines
Neuralgia
Bronchitis
Emphysema
Qatar respiratory tract
Gout
Rheumatism
Insomnia

Remedies prepared from spring primrose are successfully used for the treatment of kidney diseases, bladder, stomach. Primrose will help with almost any ARVI, especially if the disease is complicated by bronchitis and pneumonia. A huge amount of vitamin C makes primrose a sure remedy for cancer and vitamin deficiencies.

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The ram plant has an expectorant and diaphoretic effect and can have a valuable therapeutic effect for colds. Also, infusions and decoctions of the plant help with spasms, relieve inflammation in any area of the body, treat eye pathologies and ailments of the male genital area.

Spring primrose (medicinal): traditional medicine

IN medicinal purposes Leaves and flowers are used, or the roots of the primrose officinalis (pictured), that is, all its parts have benefits. The raw materials are collected at the beginning of flowering (April-May), dried at a temperature of 120 degrees in the oven: this way, almost the entire supply of vitamin “C” will be preserved in the plant.

Before taking primrose products, you need to take into account its contraindications. Thus, the plant is quite allergenic, and cases of intolerance to it are not isolated. Spring primrose enhances blood clotting, and its use should not be combined with anticoagulant therapy. During pregnancy, primrose threatens miscarriage, so its use is strictly prohibited.

Primrose medicinal for chronic bronchitis

This remedy helps well if you suffer from a chronic dry cough - from bronchitis. It can also be used for acute bronchitis. Take 3 tablespoons of dry roots of the plant, brew with half a liter of boiling water. Leave in a thermos for 6 hours and then drink 100 ml. three times a day for 10 days.

For vitamin deficiency

To “saturate” the body with ascorbic acid and other vitamins, you need to prepare a powder from the plant part of the spring primrose (medicinal). The dried plant is crushed, after which 5 g. brew the powder with half a glass of boiling water. After half an hour, filter the product, add a little salt (at the tip of a knife). Drink this remedy in small sips a day, this is how the treatment lasts 14-21 days.

For laryngitis

When inflammation of the larynx (laryngitis) is accompanied by a wet cough, spring primrose will also help improve expectoration and make the cough even more productive. You need to prepare a collection of plants: combine anise seeds, calendula flowers, primrose leaves and flowers, and chamomile flowers in equal parts. Pour a glass of boiling water over a spoonful of the mixture and leave for an hour. Drink 100 ml. three times a day.

Spring primrose for neuralgia

To treat nervous diseases, you need to consume primrose juice. To prepare, wash the plant with flowers, chop it, and squeeze out the juice. To carry out the treatment, mix a teaspoon of juice with the same amount of honey. Take this medicine with milk or water in sufficient quantities, repeat three times a day for 2 weeks.

Primrose: a recipe for angina pectoris

Spring primrose oil can be used to treat angina pectoris and other forms of cardiac ischemia. Collect the flowers of the plant, place them in a small jar (0.5 liters), and fill them not too tightly. Flowers are flooded vegetable oil so that it fills the jar to the top. Place the product on the window so that the sun hits it for 21 days. After this period has passed, the flowers are squeezed out and thrown away, and this oil is once again poured into new flowers of the plant. After another 21 days of standing on the windowsill, the product is filtered and stored in the cold. They are treated by taking 1 ml orally. twice a day for a month.

READ ALSO: Traditional methods treatment of angina

For asthma

Treat more effectively bronchial asthma a collection of herbs, which includes the ramus plant, although primrose can also be used as monotherapy. To make the collection, combine 40 grams. caraway fruits, 10 gr. primrose flowers, 10 gr. sundew herbs, licorice roots, violet herbs. 2 spoons of the mixture are brewed into 300 ml. boiling water, strain after 2 hours. Consume 100 ml. three times a day for 10 days.

Primrose will help with migraines

When you often have a headache, medicines based on spring primrose are also used. Take 20 gr. flowers, leaves, pour 700 ml. dry red wine. A week later, therapy begins: they drink 50 ml of the drug. three times a day for a week.

For rheumatism

20 gr. primrose roots are crushed, pour 400 ml. water. Simmer the roots in water over low heat for 15 minutes, leave for another half hour, add water to 400 ml. Drink 100 ml for rheumatism. four times a day.

Spring primrose against flu

For the flu, take tea with primrose and St. John's wort. Brew a tablespoon of herbs and flowers of both plants, pour 500 ml. boiling water Divide into 3 doses, drink after adding honey to taste.

For seborrhea

To cure seborrhea of the scalp, prepare an infusion of primrose herb. 4 tablespoons of raw material are brewed into 500 ml. water, leave for an hour. Then filter, soak cloths in the product, and apply to the head as a lotion. After half an hour, wash your hair. Repeat the treatment every other day 10 times.

Look interesting video an amazingly young healer about the treatment of migraines with primrose, strengthening blood vessels and other recipes - from collecting raw materials to preparing an elixir:

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Rams (primrose officinalis): medicinal properties

Rams, the medicinal properties of which allow this plant to be used for various diseases, is a herbaceous perennial plant. During flowering, bright yellow, pleasantly smelling flowers appear on it. Since the rams bloom in May, they are often also called spring primrose - its properties are also widely described in the relevant literature. Most often they are found in areas with dry soil, not in open areas, but in thickets of bushes.

Medicinal properties of spring primrose

Traditional medicine recommends using certain parts of the ram for its purposes - the medicinal properties of its leaves and roots have proven themselves more than once, while the use of flowers is not mentioned anywhere. However, the flower is a kind of signal on how to properly handle the plant: the medicinal properties of the spring primrose will be maximized if the raw materials are collected during the flowering period.

The special value of this plant from the point of view of traditional medicine lies in the fact that it is from it that one can obtain the reserves of vitamin C necessary for the body when it is practically absent from another source. That is why it is recommended to use primrose preparations for vitamin deficiency, anemia and other diseases that require a full supply of vitamin C to the body.

As for the roots of the rams, they should be harvested in the fall. Preparations from this part of the plant are an excellent diaphoretic and antipyretic, and they are also recommended for use to facilitate the discharge of sputum during a dry cough.

Ways to use spring primrose

Depending on the purpose for which this plant is used, it can be used in different forms. So, for the treatment of vitamin deficiency the best remedy– adding fresh primrose leaves to salads. Please note that the quality of treatment will not improve based on the number of leaves eaten, so a couple of leaves a day will be enough.

An infusion of the plant is used as an expectorant, diaphoretic, anti-inflammatory and sedative. To prepare this, you need to pour 10 grams of dry raw materials (about a tablespoon) with a glass of boiling water and leave for forty minutes, then strain. This infusion can be used not only internally, but also externally - to eliminate excess oily skin and rinse hair that is prone to oiliness.

A mixture of crushed young leaves and honey in equal quantities has been successfully used as a heart remedy. This drug should be infused for a week, after which it should be taken a tablespoon twice a day before meals. Spring primrose has proven itself well in combination with other herbs. So, equal parts of this herb and eyebright, taken in the amount of two tablespoons, need to be poured into 500 ml of boiling water in a thermos overnight, and in the morning, strain and drink half a glass three times a day, while simultaneously instilling 2 drops into each eye - this recipe will help significantly improve vision. It should be used for 7-8 weeks. And lamb infused with wine (a bottle of dry red wine and 2 tablespoons of dry raw material, infused for a month) is an excellent remedy for increasing potency if you consume it twice a day, a tablespoon.

Contraindications to the use of spring primrose

Any preparations from this plant should not be taken if you are pregnant or have an individual intolerance.

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Primrose officinalis - medicinal properties, application

Primula officinalis Jacq.

In the bright clearings of deciduous forests, on the edges and among sparse bushes, already in May the light yellow panicles of primroses delight our eyes. A rosette of ovate-elongated wrinkled leaves and several erect peduncles emerge from the powerful root system, which grow one after another as they bloom. Rams are perennials, but they also reproduce well by seeds that ripen at the end of August, so you should leave the most powerful plants and not collect every last one - leaving large specimens will ensure reproduction for future years.

Biological description of Primrose officinalis

Primrose has many other popular names: rams, lambs, lady's hands, white letter, gasnik, heavenly keys, ears, flowers of St. Peter. The latter is associated with the legend that the plant grew on the spot where St. Peter dropped the keys to heaven. Moreover, the primrose inflorescence looks like a bunch of keys; according to another legend, these are the keys with which spring opens the doors to summer.

Primrose has a short horizontal rhizome; numerous thin succulent roots extend from it.

Primrose leaves are oblong-obovate, wrinkled, serrated or unclearly crenate at the edges, taper into a winged petiole and form a basal rosette. A leafless peduncle 5-30 cm high emerges from the center of the rosette.

The flowers are regular, yellow, 7-15 mm in diameter, five-membered, dimorphic, with a 10-toothed calyx, inclined to one side, bisexual, collected in a slightly drooping umbrella of 10-30 pieces. The corolla is fused-petalled at the base; petals are dull.

In conditions middle zone In the European part of Russia, primrose blooms in April – July.

The fruit is a capsule.

Where does primrose grow (distribution and ecology)

The plant is distributed in forest and forest-steppe zones almost throughout Europe, including the European part of Russia; also found in the Caucasus, Iran and Turkey. Prefers sparse light forests, edges, bushes, meadows, clearings.

What does primrose contain?

In the roots of primrose, saponins were found in an amount of 5-10%, essential oil - 0.08% and glycosides: primulaverip (primulaveroside), primverine (primveroside), which is a triterpene compound.

Saponins are also found in the leaves, flavonoids and saponins are found in the flowers. All parts of the plant are rich in ascorbic acid. In terms of dry matter, the leaves contain 5.9% and the flowers 4.7% ascorbic acid (vitamin C); a small amount of carotene was found in the leaves and roots.

Pharmacological properties of primrose

Action: due large quantity saponins, infusions and decoctions of primrose help in the treatment of colds, inflammation of the throat and larynx, flu, and bronchitis. Helps in the treatment of tuberculosis and pulmonary pneumoconiosis, an excellent expectorant. A course of primrose is recommended for smokers and people suffering from rheumatism. Compresses from the decoction reduce swelling and pain, and accelerate the healing of postoperative wounds.

Traditional medicine has used primrose for centuries to treat migraines, insomnia, and nervous tension. Primrose wine is recommended as a means of regulating blood circulation.

Primrose also has diuretic properties, so it is used to cleanse and detoxify the body.

When to collect and how to store Primrose officinalis

As a rule, the entire primrose plant is collected during flowering in May, and the roots in the fall. The leaves must be dried quickly so that the vitamins and beneficial properties of the raw material are preserved.

Rhizomes are harvested in the fall by digging them up with shovels. Clean off the soil, cut off the above-ground parts and quickly wash in cold running water. After preliminary drying in the open air, they are dried in attics under an iron roof, under sheds with good ventilation, or in dryers at a temperature of 40-50 degrees, spread in a thin layer on paper, fabric or sieves. Dry raw materials are packaged in bags or bales. Store in dry, well-ventilated areas. Shelf life is two years.

The leaves are collected at the beginning of flowering, plucking them with hands or cutting them with knives. Dry quickly in attics under an iron roof or in dryers at a temperature of 70-80 degrees, spreading them in a thin layer. Dry leaves are packed by pressing into bags. Store in dry, well-ventilated areas.

Flowers are collected at the beginning of flowering, picked by hand and placed in small baskets. Dry under shelters with good ventilation, spreading in a thin layer. Packed in metal cans of 5 or 10 kg and stored in dry, well-ventilated areas.

For what diseases is primrose used?

Primrose in scientific medicine

The leaves of Folium Primuiae, the flowers of Flores Primulae and the rhizomes with roots of Radix Primulae are used. The leaves are used as a vitamin remedy for the preparation of vitamin C concentrates, which are recommended for the treatment of hypo- and vitamin deficiencies. The roots contain saponins, glucosides, traces essential oil, vitamins A and C. The roots are used as an excellent expectorant for respiratory diseases, especially bronchitis, pneumonia, whooping cough, asthma, and as a diuretic and diaphoretic for influenza.

Primrose in folk medicine

Primrose flowers are used as a diaphoretic for colds, migraines, dizziness, insomnia, fever, heart disease and pulmonary tuberculosis.

A decoction of the roots is used for bronchitis, pneumonia, whooping cough as a painkiller (for joint pain), for chronic constipation, headaches, and all diseases of the genitourinary tract and kidneys.

Powder from crushed primrose leaves is taken for a lack of vitamins in the body, lethargy, lack of appetite, and gum disease.

Primrose is used in homeopathy, and aqueous decoctions of the whole plant in veterinary medicine.

Use of primrose in medicine (recipes)

The rhizome of lambs in the form of a decoction or napara - 5 g per 1 glass of water - is used as an expectorant for bronchitis and coughs, diseases of the upper respiratory tract and colds. Thanks to the salicylic acid contained in primrose, the roots have a slight anti-inflammatory effect, stimulate metabolism and the secretion of gastric juices, sweat, and urine. The above decoction is consumed 1 tbsp. spoon with honey 4-5 times a day.

Flowers and the entire primrose plant also have an expectorant and anti-inflammatory effect; they are brewed at the rate of 5 g per 1 glass of water (the whole plant is taken 2 times more) and drunk in 5-6 doses, and also rinse the nose and gargle with steam. The same drug is used for headaches and to relieve fatigue, irritability, and as a mild sedative for children. Primrose leaves are rich in vitamin C, they are useful for use in cases of vitamin C deficiency and after serious illnesses, drink tea from the leaves with flowers (not boiled, but brewed), and cut into salads. Tea made from primrose herb is useful for people with joint diseases - it relieves pain, helps remove salts from the body, and has a mild sedative effect.

At poor appetite, cough, general weakness, hypovitaminosis, pneumonia, scurvy, take an infusion of primrose leaves: brew 5-10 g of leaf powder in 20 ml of boiling water, leave for 1 hour, strain. Take 1 tablespoon 3-4 times a day.

For insomnia, constipation, general weakness, poor appetite, dizziness, cough, kidney and bladder diseases, take an infusion of primrose roots as a diuretic: brew 5 g of roots in 200 ml of boiling water, let it brew for 2 hours, strain. Drink 1 tablespoon 3-4 times a day.

For pneumonia, bronchitis, and whooping cough, drink a decoction of primrose herb as an expectorant: boil 20 g of crushed herb in 200 ml of water for 20 minutes, strain. Take 1 tablespoon 3-4 times a day.

For dizziness, migraines, chronic constipation, take an infusion of primrose flowers: brew 25 g of primrose flowers in 200 ml of boiling water, let it brew for half an hour, strain. Drink 100-200 ml 1-3 times a day.

For respiratory diseases, gout, rheumatism, kidney and bladder diseases, take a decoction of primrose roots: boil 20 g of roots in 400 ml of water for 15 minutes, leave for 30 minutes, strain. Drink 100 ml 3-4 times a day.

A drink made from primrose flowers is very useful for strengthening general health: rinse 250 g of primrose flowers, add 1 liter of cold water, let it brew at room temperature until fermentation begins, add sugar or honey (to taste). Store the finished drink in a cool, dark place.

Tea with primrose: mix dried roots or leaves of primrose and St. John's wort herbs in equal quantities, chop. Brew as regular tea and drink with honey, sugar, jam, sweets, xylitol.

Fresh primrose leaves, collected at the beginning of flowering, are used to make salads. Just two primrose leaves are enough to satisfy the body's daily requirement for vitamin C.

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Evening primrose - medicinal properties and contraindications | Use of primrose oil in folk medicine

Forest or evening primroses, also called rams, are spring flowers common in our latitudes. Evening primrose is a medicinal plant used for its medicinal properties in its entirety. The use of primrose in folk medicine is due to the benefits of its decoctions, infusions and infusions, as well as tea based on it.

Evening primrose - use and description of the plant

Forest primroses (Lambs) are one of our first flowers to bloom in May. From a rosette of wrinkled oblong leaves emerge tall bare peduncles bearing drooping clusters of yellow flowers.

Each primrose flower has 5 lobes - yellow, with an orange spot at the base of the limb. The tubes are long and rough to the touch, like the rest of the plant. The height of wild primroses is 15-30 cm (peduncle), and the leaves only slightly rise above the ground.

The beneficial and medicinal properties of forest primroses are enormous. It is not for nothing that primrose flowers have long been popular among supporters of traditional medicine. The swaying heads of the merry evening primroses decorated with light birch groves, shady in summer, but open to the sun in spring, forest clearings, edges and outskirts of meadows. Lots of bees and bumblebees visit the delicious dining rooms on a sunny day - don’t rush to pick a flower, there’s probably a winged visitor sitting there.

Evening Primrose - medicinal properties and contraindications

Primrose roots are used to prepare expectorant mixtures (the drug “Primulin”), tea from flowers and roots is an excellent diaphoretic and anti-inflammatory remedy. And the whole plant is natural vitamin complex. The most vitamin C (up to 1000 mg%) and carotene are contained in the leaves, which have long been used in cooking recipes for spring vitamin deficiency, loss of strength, and simply as a seasoning for the table.

The use of primrose leaves in salads is traditional for England, and in our villages borscht was prepared from the first green leaves, and the flowers were brewed instead of tea.

When collecting evening primrose, you should take into account that the plant reproduces by seeds, and leave the strongest flower stalks for ripening. Also, you cannot dig up all the primrose plants in a row - it is better to pick 3-4 leaves from each plant. Little primrose grass and its medicinal properties heal us, so give it a chance to survive on this planet.

Contraindications to the use of evening primrose

Use of evening primrose - recipes

Salad recipe with primrose leaves

Tender primrose leaves are washed, cut and added to any green or vegetable salads. They will add a spicy taste to the traditional Russian version of Olivier.

Recipe for soup “Spring Sun” from primrose

Healthy recipe from primrose: boil diced potatoes, season the broth with sautéed onions, “Extra” rolled oats and add chopped primrose and honey leaves. Boil for 3 minutes and spoon out the egg yolks, separated from the whites, according to the number of servings. Turn off the heat (do not stir!) and leave covered for 10 minutes. Serve hot with sour cream. For 3 potatoes - 1 onion, a bowl of greens, 2 tbsp. l. cereals, 1.5 liters of water.

Omelet recipe with primrose leaves

Preparing a recipe for an omelette with forest primrose: simmer a small amount of shredded leaves in a frying pan. olive oil. Remove the lid and pour the egg-milk mixture over them. Cover with a lid and cook over very low heat for 20 minutes. Beat eggs with milk, add sour cream, salt and flour so that no lumps form. For 3 eggs - 0.5 cups of milk, 2 tbsp. l. sour cream, 2 tbsp. l. flour, salt and a cup of chopped primrose leaves.

Primrose Leaf Tea Recipe

Preparing the recipe medicinal tea with primrose: place fresh or dried flowers in a cup and pour boiling water over it. Leave for 10 minutes under a warm blanket and drink with honey or jam. Per cup - 3-4 inflorescences. The healing properties of spring primrose in this tea are colossal.

Recipe for tea with dry primrose leaves for bronchitis

Preparing the recipe healthy tea with primrose: pour boiling water over the roots of the plant and simmer, covered, for 15 minutes at a very low boil. You can pour the raw material into a thermos and leave for 3 hours. Drink 2-3 tbsp. l. 5-6 times a day, often with honey for coughs. The unique healing properties of evening primrose make it possible to use this tea in children's practice.

The healing properties of evening primrose: video

Spring primrose (medicinal), or primrose, has a lot of affectionate folk nicknames, among which are rams, firstborn medicinal, key-ant. Almost every country has its own legend about its appearance on Earth: the plant is attributed to the genesis of the keys dropped by the Apostle Peter himself, from the transformation into a primrose of a princess who did not listen to the gods... In addition, the ant can protect from grief and adversity, helps to get married and predicts volcanic eruptions and earthquakes, she also cures various ailments. Photos of primrose medicinal can also be found in scientific reference books, because the plant is widely used even in traditional medicine. Recipes that involve spring primrose are in the second part of the article.

spring primrose

Spring primrose: photo, botany, distribution

Primrose is a perennial herbaceous plant of the genus Primrose. It reaches a height of 20 cm, has a reduced stem, a short, horizontal rhizome with succulent thin branches extending to the sides. The leaves are collected in a rosette near the base of the rhizome, with narrow petioles, oblong-obovate, serrated, wrinkled.

At the top of the stem there are flowers of regular shape, yellow in color, up to 15 mm. diameter The fruit is a brown ovoid capsule containing spherical small seeds. The plant primrose officinalis (pictured) is found in Europe, as well as in other areas (Caucasus, Siberia). You can find it in the steppe, forests, meadows, and parks.

Ram plant: properties and applications

All the healing properties of primrose are due to its rich composition. In medicinal raw materials of spring primrose (medicinal):

Ascorbic acid
Provitamin "A"
Vitamin "E"
Manganese
Saponins
Bioflavonoids
Plant glycosides
Essential oils
Alcohols

Primrose officinalis (rams)

The lamb plant has so many beneficial properties that it is difficult to list them. It is used in many areas of folk medicine, as well as in traditional healing. Primrose is most valuable in the treatment of:

Migraines
Neuralgia
Bronchitis
Emphysema
Qatar respiratory tract
Gout
Rheumatism
Insomnia

Remedies prepared from spring primrose are successfully used to treat diseases of the kidneys, bladder, and stomach. Primrose will help with almost any ARVI, especially if the disease is complicated by bronchitis and pneumonia. A huge amount of vitamin “C” makes primrose a sure remedy for cancer and vitamin deficiencies.

Spring primrose (medicinal): traditional medicine

For medicinal purposes, the leaves and flowers or roots of the primrose officinalis (pictured) are used, then all its parts are beneficial. The raw materials are collected at the beginning of flowering (April-May), dried at a temperature of 120 degrees in the oven: this way, almost the entire supply of vitamin “C” will be preserved in the plant.

Before taking primrose products, you need to take into account its contraindications. So, the plant is quite allergenic, and cases of intolerance to it are not isolated . Spring primrose enhances blood clotting, and its enrollment cannot be combined with anticoagulant therapy. During pregnancy, primrose threatens miscarriage and is therefore strictly prohibited for use.

Primrose medicinal for chronic bronchitis

This weapon helps well if you suffer from a chronic dry cough - from bronchitis. It can also be used for acute bronchitis. Take 3 tablespoons of dry roots of the plant, brew with half a liter of boiling water. Leave in a thermos for 6 hours and then drink 100 ml. three times a day for 10 days.

For vitamin deficiency

To “saturate” the body with ascorbic acid and other vitamins, you need to prepare a powder from the plant part of the spring primrose (medicinal). The dried plant is crushed, after which 5 g. brew the powder with half a glass of boiling water. After half an hour, strain the weapon, add a little salt (at the tip of a knife). They drink this weapon in small sips a day, this way they are treated for 14-21 days.

For laryngitis

Spring primrose for neuralgia

To treat nervous diseases, you need to consume primrose juice. To prepare, wash the plant with flowers, chop it, and squeeze out the juice. To carry out the treatment, mix a teaspoon of juice with the same amount of honey. Take this drug with milk or water in sufficient quantities, repeat three times a day for 2 weeks.

Primrose: a recipe for angina pectoris

Spring primrose oil can be used to treat angina pectoris and other forms of cardiac ischemia. Collect the flowers of the plant, place them in a small jar (0.5 liters), and do not fill them too tightly. Pour vegetable oil into the flowers so that it fills the jar to the top. They place the weapon on the window so that the sun hits it for 21 days. After this period has passed, the flowers are squeezed out and thrown away, and this oil is poured into new flowers of the plant. After another 21 days of standing on the windowsill, the weapon is filtered and stored in the cold. Treated by taking 1 ml orally. twice a day for a month.

For asthma

It is more effective to treat bronchial asthma with a collection of herbs, which includes the lamb plant, although primrose can also be used as monotherapy. To make the collection, combine 40 grams. caraway fruits, 10 gr. primrose flowers, 10 gr. sundew herbs, licorice roots, violet herbs. 2 spoons of the mixture are brewed into 300 ml. boiling water, strain after 2 hours. Consume 100 ml. three times a day for 10 days.

Primrose will help with migraines

When headaches often occur, medicines based on spring primrose are also used. Take 20 gr. flowers, leaves, pour 700 ml. dry red wine. After a week, they begin therapy: they drink 50 ml. three times a day for a week.

For rheumatism

Spring primrose against flu

For the flu, take tea with primrose and St. John's wort. Brew a tablespoon of herbs and flowers of both plants, pour 500 ml. boiling water Divide into 3 doses, drink after adding honey to taste.

For seborrhea

To cure seborrhea of the scalp, prepare an infusion of primrose herb. 4 tablespoons of raw material are brewed into 500 ml. water, leave for an hour. Then they filter, soak rags in the product, and apply it to the head like a lotion. After half an hour, wash your hair. Repeat the treatment every 10 days.

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Evening primrose - use and description of the plant

Forest primroses (Lambs) are one of our first flowers to bloom in May. From a rosette of wrinkled oblong leaves emerge tall bare peduncles bearing drooping clusters of yellow flowers.

The beneficial and medicinal properties of forest primroses are enormous. It is not for nothing that primrose flowers have long been popular among supporters of traditional medicine. The swaying heads of cheerful evening primroses decorate light birch groves, shady in the summer, but open to the sun in the spring, forest clearings, edges and outskirts of meadows. Lots of bees and bumblebees visit the delicious dining rooms on a sunny day - don’t rush to pick a flower, there’s probably a winged visitor sitting there.

Evening Primrose - medicinal properties and contraindications

Primrose roots are used to prepare expectorant mixtures (the drug “Primulin”), tea from flowers and roots is an excellent diaphoretic and anti-inflammatory remedy. And the whole plant is a natural vitamin complex. The most vitamin C (up to 1000 mg%) and carotene are contained in the leaves, which have long been used in cooking recipes for spring vitamin deficiency, loss of strength, and simply as a seasoning for the table.

The use of primrose leaves in salads is traditional for England, and in our villages borscht was prepared from the first green leaves, and the flowers were brewed instead of tea.

Contraindications to the use of evening primrose

Use of evening primrose - recipes

Salad recipe with primrose leaves

Tender primrose leaves are washed, cut and added to any green and vegetable salads. They will add a spicy taste to the traditional Russian version of Olivier.

Recipe for soup “Spring Sun” from primrose

A healthy recipe from primrose: boil diced potatoes, season the broth with sautéed onions, “Extra” rolled oats and add chopped primrose leaves and honey. Boil for 3 minutes and spoon out the egg yolks, separated from the whites, according to the number of servings. Turn off the heat (do not stir!) and leave covered for 10 minutes. Serve hot with sour cream. For 3 potatoes - 1 onion, a bowl of greens, 2 tbsp. l. cereals, 1.5 liters of water.

Omelet recipe with primrose leaves

Preparing a recipe for an omelette with forest primrose: simmer the shredded leaves in a small amount of olive oil in a frying pan. Remove the lid and pour the egg-milk mixture over them. Cover with a lid and cook over very low heat for 20 minutes. Beat eggs with milk, add sour cream, salt and flour so that no lumps form. For 3 eggs - 0.5 cups of milk, 2 tbsp. l. sour cream, 2 tbsp. l. flour, salt and a cup of chopped primrose leaves.

Primrose Leaf Tea Recipe

Preparing a recipe for medicinal primrose tea: place fresh or dry flowers in a cup and pour boiling water over it. Leave for 10 minutes under a warm blanket and drink with honey or jam. Per cup - 3-4 inflorescences. The healing properties of spring primrose in this tea are colossal.

Recipe for tea with dry primrose leaves for bronchitis

Preparing a recipe for healthy tea with primrose: pour boiling water over the roots of the plant and simmer, covered, for 15 minutes at a very low boil. You can pour the raw material into a thermos and leave for 3 hours. Drink 2-3 tbsp. l. 5-6 times a day, often with honey for coughs. The unique healing properties of evening primrose make it possible to use this tea in children's practice.

The healing properties of evening primrose: video