Family: Primulaceae
Mongolian name:
English name: Pygmyflower rockjasmine
Collection Number: 20
Androsace septentrionalis is an annual herbaceous plant native to the northern temperate hemisphere. It is used in traditional Siberian medicine as a contraceptive, and to treat angina, heart issues, epilepsy, and gonorrhea. Studies in mice models indicate that extracts do disturb the menstrual cycle and implementation of eggs after copulation, in part by increasing the corpora lutea in fallopian tubes of treated animals. Other reported traditional uses include as a numbing effect for internal pain, and for protection from witches in a lotion.
Citations
“Androsace septentrionalis.” 2024. Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Accessed July 9. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:13171-2/images.
Sokolow, W. S., and L. N. Surina. 1975. ANDROSACE SEPTENTRIONALIS – EINE HEILPFLANZE DER VOLKSMEDIZIN IN SIBIRIEN. Planta Medica 27(3):262–263. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0028-1097797.
Species Detail–Androsace Septentrionalis L. 2025. . University of Guelph. https://www.uoguelph.ca/foibis/detail_2.cfm%3Ftype=latin&genus=Androsace&species=septentrionalis&oplid=3791.html, accessed April 20, 2025.
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