Evening primrose oil
Oenothera biennis
Onagraceae (evening primrose family)
Oenothera to sleep is an herb in the Naturalis Historia, the work of the Roman scholar Pliny the Elder (23-79 AD), which has remained a standard work for many centuries induce described set of name. The common name, evening primrose, reflects this habit plant blooms only at sunset, when the evening begins. Biennis Its species name, means "two years" - another habit of thisHerb.
The Oenothera genus includes about eighty species of herbs, usually love the sun, spread throughout the Western Hemisphere. Evening primrose oil is good for dry, sunny land of meadows, roadsides, and other debris from Newfoundland to British Columbia, south to Florida and Texas, and west of Idaho. It grows erect, up to eight meters high, on sturdy, vigorous stems pubescent numerous alternate lance-shaped leaves.
The famous four yellow petals of this flowerbiennial plant appear in the second year of growth, flowering from June to October in the north-east. The large and showy flowers, often with drooping sepals and X-shaped scar open on cloudy days or just before or at sunset for the night pollinators. The flowers have phosphorescent light, and to capture and store the captured solar radiation during the day, on a dark night, the faint petals radiate its own light. This unique property has been noticed by our ancestors.
A medley ofThe common names in different regions speak different applications for this herb of confidence. Sometimes in the night willow herb, Sundrop, coffee or fever or scabbish scurvish plant is also known as evening primrose tree primrose oil, devil's claw is large, the clock 04, and King panacea.
Traditional uses:
All plant parts were used at the time specified, for a variety of medicinal purposes. The Great Lakes Ojibwa and Potawatomi Indians wounded and soaked in the plant for the treatment of woundsAssociations and relieve bruises and other skin problems. They took advantage of the fine black seeds as a food and a healing medicine. Roots as steamed vegetables and tea became accustomed to being overweight and to promote digestion and to treat for the treatment of skin diseases and skin.
Modern applications:
Today, many people are taking EPO (evening primrose oil), typically soft-gel capsules. From the seeds of plants, is particularly popular in the search for active people, especially women, naturalA nutritional support. EPO is a rich source of linoleic acid and gamma-linolenic acid, an important essential fatty acids, which help correct cellular metabolism and are not found in common foods. EPO has been used to treat multiple sclerosis and schizophrenia and to help stabilize the patient after kidney transplantation, especially in Britain and Europe. The research shows that EPO is also useful for the treatment of eczema, asthma, migraine, premenstrual syndrome, breast problems, diabetes, alcoholism andArthritis.
Notes:
Do not take evening primrose oil if you suffer from epilepsy.
Growth and expansion needs:
Oenothera biennisgrows in dry, open, sunny places. The seeds can be sown directly in the garden where you want to grow this plant. It usually takes two years to flower plants, in order to continue to seed in a location of your choice, since even spread elsewhere. The seeds are also excellent to eat and very worth collecting in the lateSummer: Some of the garden, which for most of the kitchen.
Companions:
Evening primrose grows happily with many lovers of the sun in the garden herbal medicine wheel, especially bee balm, echinacea, and red pepper.
"Evening primrose oil provides athletes with great force -. For lacrosse, Snow Snake, wrestling roots to chew and spit on your hands and rub on the arms and around the muscles." - Chauncy Johnny-John, Seneca / Cayuga botanical, Allegany Reservation, 1938
