Tall Grass Prairie
Common Evening-Primrose
Oenothera biennis
Habitat: Fields and roadsides.
Seasons: June - September.
Uses: Root tea for obesity and bowel pains. Also used as a poultice root for hemorrhoids. It's for asthma, migraines, and inflammations.
Preparation: Tea and poultice.
Active Chemical Ingredient: Gamma-linolenic acid.
Chemical Structure:
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Resources: Oenothera biennis - Natural Medicine Facts.
http://www.naturalmedicinefacts.info/plant/oenothera-biennis.html
Foster, Steven, (2014). Field Guide to Medicinal Plants and Herbs of Eastern and Central North America. New York, New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
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