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Spring Sowbread Cyclamens

About Cyclamens

  • Botanical Name: Cyclamen repandum
  • Common Name: Spring Sowbread Cyclamens
  • Critters or Pests: Toxic to cats, dogs and likely other animals
  • Family: Primulaceae
  • Germination: 1 to 12 months
  • Hardiness: Hardy
  • Life Cycle: Perennial
  • Medicinal: Yes
  • Plant Food: FoxFarm Big Bloom for Organic Gardening
  • Seed Depth: 1/4 inch
  • Size: 4 to 6 inches tall

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Health Benefits

As a traditional medicine, the crushed tubers are used to cover infected wounds, psoriases, eczema, ulcers, and other skin disorders. It is used as an anti-helminthic, laxative, anti-arthritic, and anti-rheumatic, whereas dried leaves are used to cure minor skin burns and disorders. Traditionally, tubers of C. persicum were used as a treatment against arthritic and rheumatic disorders, whereas the Eastern sowbread (C. elegans Boiss. and Buhse.) was used against headaches, muscle contractions, and toothaches2.

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