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Primula veris, the cowslip, common cowslip, or 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, [1] and although absent from more northerly areas including much of northwest Scotland, it reappears in northernmost Sutherland and Orkney and in ...
Tropoflavin, also known as 7,8-dihydroxyflavone (DHF), is a naturally occurring flavone found in Godmania aesculifolia, Tridax procumbens, and primula tree leaves. [2] [3] [4] It has been found to act as a potent and selective small-molecule agonist of the tropomyosin receptor kinase B (TrkB) (K d ≈ 320 nM), the main signaling receptor of the neurotrophin brain-derived neurotrophic factor ...
Primula (/ ˈ p r ɪ m j ʊ l ə /) [2] is a genus of herbaceous [3] flowering plants in the family Primulaceae. They include the primrose ( P. vulgaris ), a familiar wildflower of banks and verges. Other common species are P. auricula (auricula), P. veris (cowslip), and P. elatior (oxlip).
It is used for a variety of purposes in traditional medicine; tulsi is taken in many forms: as herbal tea, dried powder, fresh leaf or mixed with ghee. Essential oil extracted from Karpoora tulasi is mostly used for medicinal purposes and in herbal cosmetics. [112] Oenothera: Evening primrose
Primula vulgaris is a perennial growing 10–30 centimetres (4–12 inches) tall, with a basal rosette of leaves which are more-or-less evergreen in favoured habitats. The leaves are 5–25 cm (2–10 in) long and 2–6 cm (1– 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) broad, often heavily wrinkled, with an irregularly crenate to dentate margin.
Primula veris, an Old World flowering plant commonly known as cowslip, common cowslip, or cowslip primrose (syn. Primula officinalis),; Primula deorum, also known as Rila primrose, Rila cowslip or God's cowslip, alpine flower native to Bulgaria
Cowslip is a common name for several plants and may refer to: . Primula veris, a flowering plant commonly known as cowslip; Primula deorum, a flowering plant known as God's cowslip and rila cowslip
The Primulaceae are named for their nominative and type genus, Primula. Linnaeus used this name to reflect its place among the first flowers of spring, given the primrose's vernacular Latin name of primula veris (lit. ' little first of spring '), primula (feminine diminutive primus, first + veris (genitive ver, spring). [11]