By Dr. Mercola
Evening primrose (Oenothera speciosa) is fairly common in subtropical and temperate regions, but is often treated as nothing more than a wild flower found in roadsides and neglected fields.1 But while it is common, its various uses and applications remain to be unknown to a number of people.
In earlier times, the evening primrose plant was a staple in the Native American diet, including the Cherokee, Iroquois, Ojibwa and Potawatomi. They boiled its roots and applied it as poultices to bruises and other injuries to speed up healing.2 It was …read more
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