COWSLIP PRIMULA VERIS

COWSLIP (Primula veris L.) ++

Synonym :
- P. officinalis (L.) Hill.

Activities (Cowslip) :
- Allergenic (1; PH2); Analgesic (1; APA; CAN); Antigranulation (1; APA; CAN); Antihistaminic (1; PNC); Antiinflammatory (1; APA; CAN); Antioxidant (1; PNC); Antiradicular (1; PNC); Antispasmodic (1; APA; CAN; HH2); Aperient (f; PNC); Astringent (1; APA; CAN); Candidicide (1; HH2); Cardiotonic (f; APA; HH2); Decongestant (1; APA); Diuretic (1; APA; HH2; PH2; PNC); Expectorant (2; HH2; KOM; PH2; PIP); Fungicide (1; HH2); Hemolytic (1; CAN); Hypertensive (1; APA; CAN); Hypnotic (f; CAN); Hypotensive (1; APA; CAN); Laxative (1; APA; HH2); Narcotic (f; MAD); Nervine (f; HH2); Neurotonic (f; PH2); Piscicide (1; HH2); Secretolytic (2; KOM; PIP); Sedative (f; APA; HH2; PNC); Vulnerary (1; APA).

Indications (Cowslip) :
- Adenopathy (f; MAD); Anxiety (f; APA; CAN; PH2); Apoplexy (f; MAD); Arthrosis (f; HH2; MAD; PH2); Asthma (f; APA; MAD; PHR; PH2); Bronchosis (2; APA; MAD; PHR; PH2); Cancer (f; JLH); Cancer, liver (f; JLH); Cancer, spleen (f; JLH); Candida (1; HH2); Catarrh (2; HH2; KOM; MAD; PH2; PIP); Cold (1; APA); Congestion (1; APA); Conjunctivosis (f; MAD); Constipation (1; APA; HH2); Cough (2; MAD; PHR; PH2); Cramp (1; APA; CAN; HH2; PH2); Croup (f; MAD); Cystosis (f; HH2; MAD; PH2); Dermatosis
(f; PH2); Dizziness (f; PH2); Dropsy (f; HH2); Exanthema (f; HH2); Fungus (1; HH2); Gastrosis (f; PH2); Gout (f; APA; MAD; PHR; PH2); Headache (f; HH2; PHR; PH2); Hepatosis (f; JLH); High Blood Pressure (1; APA; CAN); Hysteria (f; CAN; HH2); Induration (f; JLH); Infection (1; HH2); Inflammation (1; APA; CAN); Insomnia (f; APA; CAN; HH2; PH2; PNC); Low Blood Pressure (1; APA; CAN); Migraine (f; HH2; PH2); Mycosis (1; HH2); Myocardosis (f; HH2); Nephrosis (f; HH2; MAD; PH2); Neuralgia (f; APA; HH2; PHR; PH2); Nervousness (f; APA; CAN; HH2; PNC); Ophthalmia (f; JLH); Pain (1; APA; CAN); Palsy (f; PH2); Pertussis (f; APA; MAD; PHR; PH2); Pyelosis (f; MAD); Respirosis (2; APA; KOM; PH2; PIP);
Rheumatism (f; MAD; PH2); Sore (f; MAD); Splenosis (f; JLH); Stomachache (f; HH2); Stomatosis (1; HH2); Stress (1; APA); Trachoma (f; MAD); Tremor (f; PHR; PH2); Vertigo (f; HH2; MAD; PHR; PH2); Water Retention (1; APA; HH2; PH2; PNC); Wound (f; MAD); Yeast (1; HH2).

Dosages (Cowslip) :
- 1 - 2 g flower as tea 3 ×/day (APA; CAN; HH2); 2 - 4 g flower (KOM; PH2; PIP); 1 - 2 ml liquid flower extract (1:1 in 25% ethanol) 3 ×/day (APA; CAN); 2.5 - 7.5 g flower tincture (KOM; PIP); 0.5 - 1.5 g root (KOM; PIP); 0.2 - 0.5 g finely cut root (PH2); 1.5 - 3 g root tincture (KOM; PIP).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Cowslip) :
- Class 1 (AHP). Occasional GI distress and nausea recorded (AHP). Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages (PH2). Commission E reports for flower, contraindications: hypersensitivity; adverse effects: GI disturbances (occasionally). For root, GI disturbances occasionally) (AEH; KOM). The Herbal PDR lists diarrhea, gastric discomfort, nausea, and queasiness as side effects of the root (PH2). CAN cautions the quinones are allergenic. May interfere with blood pressure therapy (CAN).