Snowdrop Flower Uses. When presented to a wedding party a floral display with snowdrops speaks of optimism and hope. Snowdrops are used as ornamental plantings potted plants or cut flowers.
Snowdrops flower early in the year so you should plant them where you can easily see them. Traditionally snowdrops were used to treat headaches and as a painkiller. Now in the West snowdrop lectin Galanthus nivalis agglutinin from Galanthus nivalis is being studied for its potential activity against HIV.
In parts of eastern Europe rubbing snowdrops on the forehead was at one time a folk remedy used.
When presented to a wedding party a floral display with snowdrops speaks of optimism and hope. Galanthamine is used in the treatment of traumatic injuries to the nervous system too. Greek gla milk nthos flower is a small genus of approximately 20 species of bulbous perennial herbaceous plants in the family Amaryllidaceae. 15102016 Snowdrops have their use in medicine.