The day has been blustery and unstable, veering from sun to hail to sleet like a out of control shopping trolley. Luckily it was not a gardening day, it was a writing day. I have been writing about medicinal plants. So what do you want to know? Sea buckthorn fruit is good for burns and was used extensively to treat the victims of Chernobyl. Monarda is good for excessive flatulence. The epithet “officinalis” was used by Carl Linneaus to denote a plant used medicinally. Galantamine hydrobromide is a chemical found in narcissus bulbs and is used to treat Alzheimer’s. Primrose flowers can be made into wine. What do you mean? Wine is medicine!
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Off The Edge Gardening 
Wine is known to have been used for medicinal purposes by at least 2100 BC! (I just had to research it after reading your post).
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Well done, thank you!!! 🙂
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Wine is medicine indeed (in moderate quantity 😉 It’s amazing how many fruits and flowers have been used to ‘concoct’ the magic elixir; I didn’t know about primroses!
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Nor me, nor have I met anyone who has actually made any. I guess it would take an awful lot of flowers and it would seem such a shame to waste them!
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I wouldn’t waste my lovely primroses on wine, I ‘ ll stick to grapes. I’ m sure wine is very good for you, I take it, medicinally of course. All those antioxidants.
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I couldn’t agree more!
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Monarda is one of my favourite perennials. I won’t pass this on to my wife as I know she will pull my leg for a few weeks!!
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Ha! Your secret is safe with me (well I might just mention it to someone ….) 🙂
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Leave the primroses and make your ‘medicinal’ wine out of the dandelions!
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Don’t worry, the primroses are safe. Their bright faces are medicine enough!
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