Evening Primrose oil
(Oenothera biennis) was a
plant used by the North
American Indian medicine
men to make an infusion for
healing wounds.
This oil belongs to the
Onagraceae family, and is a
hardy biennial growing up to
60 cm tall. It has large
fragrant, bright yellow
flowers on spikes, which
appear in the summer. Its
leaves are long pointed and
shiny. The primrose grows
easily on dry stony ground;
once you have planted it in
the garden it seeds readily
and you will never be with out
it! The seeds are small and
brown-black in colour. Long
grown as a medicinal
herb
Evening primrose oil is
exceptionally high in fatty
acids, and especially in
gamma linolenic acid (GLA)
which nutrition wise is
important to the body, as it
affects many of the enzyme
functions in the body.
Where evening primrose oil is
used as a carrier medium
for essential oils, it is
important to note that it is an
exceptionally fine textured oil
and has superb moisturizing
properties and used
externally it is indicated as
effective in helping with
eczema, psoriasis, pre-
menstrual syndrome(PMS),
rheumatoid arthritis as well
as weight reduction.
Latin Name:
Oenothera biennis
A cold pressed carrier
oil that is high in gamma
linoleic acid. As it is quite
expensive 10% is usually
added to less expensive
carrier oil for massage. Safe
to use on skin problems such
as psoriasis. |
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