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Greek cyclamen (Ελληνικό κυκλάμινο)

Cyclamen graecum subsp. graecum

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Greek cyclamens, spotted bloomed near Makrynitsa village/ Koukourava settlement, Pelion mountain, Greece. In the old times, the species's bulb was used as an anticoughing remedy: they used to unearth it, dry it and smash it, and then boil it in water (about 2 medium size bulbs/one litlr of water) and do gargles with it...

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