Cowslip (Pervitsvet)
Primula veris
About Cowslip (Pervitsvet)
Cowslip (Pervitsvet) (Primula veris) is a herb used in the Slavic & Eastern European Folk Medicine tradition to help with Respiratory Issues, Headache, Insomnia, and Fever, among 1 other condition it addresses. The aerial parts and leaves are the parts traditionally used, taken internally.
Botanical background
Primula veris (cowslip, common cowslip, cowslip primrose; syn. Primula officinalis Hill) is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant in the primrose family Primulaceae. The species is native throughout most of temperate Europe and western Asia, and although absent from more northerly areas including much of northwest Scotland, it reappears in northernmost Sutherland and Orkney and in Scandinavia. This species frequently hybridizes with other Primulas such as Primula vulgaris to form false oxlip (Primula × polyantha) which is...
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist