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Evening primrose oil disorders Eczema, menstruation, mastalgia, Raynaud's syndrome, menopause, fatigue.
Diseases Arthritis, diabetic neuropathy, osteoporosis
Beneficial Anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic
Description
The evening primrose is a tall plant, it can reach almost four feet, and flowers twice a year. The evening primrose has large, swollen roots topped by an angular stem and has numerous red spots. The leaves are hairy, spearhead-like, slightly wavy. Evening primrose flowers have 4 petals each and a sulfur yellow tint and are large in sizes. While the fruits look like a long, rather thick capsule and contain over six hundred tiny seeds.
Evening primrose oil culture
The evening primrose comes from the plains of North America, then it has spread to almost all temperate places in the world, so it is found throughout Europe. Evening primrose has a preference for all sandy and wasteland, but also the edge of paths, dunes, and near railroad tracks, it is also found in many gardens for the aesthetics of these flowers.
Evening primrose oil its composition
The oil that is extracted from the seeds contains a high percentage of essential fatty acid including linoleic acid and oleic acid and its particularity is to also contain a gammalinoleic acid, the omega- 6, and this, in large quantities.
Evening primrose oil also includes fiber, tannins, but also proteins and minerals.
Its medicinal virtues
Evening primrose oil is one of the most interesting for its diversity of compounds beneficial to treat many health problems.
Evening primrose oil is indicated in the inflammatory disorders of arthritis, which relieves and brings back joint flexibility proven by certain medical trials.
In many countries it is used for skin problems like eczema, medicinal publications support its use for this treatment.
Many studies have updated the virtues of evening primrose oil for certain disorders related to menstruation, it allows a marked reduction in breast pain (mastalgia) while relieving symptoms.
It is also beneficial in helping relieve people with Raynaud's syndrome, slowing osteoporosis, and chronic fatigue.
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Other uses
The roots are often used in cooking, if they are boiled or preserved in vinegar, they can be strongly appreciated in the various salads with which they will be associated. The oil extracted from evening primrose is also used in various cosmetic products, such as for hair, nails, skin.
Evening primrose oil helps to heal
Eczema, menstruation, mastalgia, Raynaud's syndrome, menopause, fatigue, arthritis, osteoporosis, anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic, rheumatoid arthritis.
Evening primrose oil and the menstrual cycle - Evening primrose oil for PMS
It is useful to decrease, reduce the unpleasant symptoms related to the menstrual cycle. In addition, evening primrose oil by these fatty acids, participate in balancing or rebalancing the cholesterol level. It is indicated for the balance of the nervous system, and immune defenses.
Evening primrose oil and the menstrual cycle
Evening primrose or oethera biennis is a plant with beautiful and large yellow flowers, which grows commonly in temperate regions, most often near ponds, such as for example at the edge of ponds in Languedoc.
In herbal medicine, it is the oil extracted from the seed that is used, cold pressed this oil is very rich in EFAs, Essential Fatty Acids. Evening primrose oil contains more than 72% linoleic acid and not less than 10% gamma linoleic acids. These acids are well known as being precursors of prostaglandins, substances that act in the menstrual cycle.
The most recent studies have shown that by taking evening primrose oil during the second half of the cycle, the PMS was clearly reduced, as well as all its known inconveniences, such as: breast tension, depression, irritability, abdominal pain, headache and water retention .
These scientific results should not leave indifferent those who, every month, are plagued by these rather annoying inconveniences in their daily life. In regular intake, evening primrose oil is also effective and beneficial at the cardiovascular level, in fact, gamma linoleic acid is an excellent regulator of blood pressure, blood cholesterol and platelet aggregation.