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Cowslip
Primula veris
Bed: "Lungs/Mouth"
Toxicity:
Longevity: unknown

History

Known since the Middle Ages as a medicinal plant. It was formerly used by doctors as a tonic, sedative, sleeping medicine and antiscorbutic. It was made into a poultice for gout and headaches.

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