Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.12-05-2013

common evening-primrose

Plant Names
English common evening-primrose, Common Evening-primrose , Evening-Primrose, Evening star, German-rampion, Hoary eveningprimrose, King's-cureall, Oenothera biennis, Tree primrose, YELLOW WATERLILY
Latin Oenothera biennis L., Onagra biennis Scop.
Plant partsLeaf, foliage, Oil, Root, Seed
Diseases & Uses
Diseases Abdominal trouble, Ache, Aches, Adstringent, allergies, Allergy, Analgesic, Anodyne, Anti-allergic, Anti-asthmatic, Anti-Bronchitic, Anti-diarrheic, Anti-diarrhoeal, Anti-eczemic, Anti-gout, Anti-hypertensive, Anti-inflammatory, Antiphogistic, Antispasmodic, Anxiety, Anxiety disorder, Anxiety disorders, Anxious, Arterial hypertension, Asthma, asthmatic coughs, Astrigent, Astringent, Bronchial catarrh, Bronchitis, Bruise, Bruises, Calmative, cardiac pain, care of the skin, cholesterol, cholesterol in blood vessels, colic, complaints of the stomach, contusions, convulsive state, cosmetic, Cough, cramp, Cramps, diaorrhea, diarrhea, diarrhoea, disease of the stomach, Eczema, eruption, excema, Freight, Gastrointestinal disorder, Good for skin, Gout, high blood pressure, High cholesterol, Hypertension, Hyper tensive, indigestion, injuries, injury, Intestinal affections, intestinal complaints, intestinal diseases, intestinal disorders, intestinal problems, lower cholesterol levels in the blood, Lowers bloodpressure, Nervousness, Pain, painful disorders, painkiller, pain relief, pain relieving, Pains, pains in heart, pain stilling, Perfect skin, psoriasis, Rash, Rashes, reduce blood cholesterol, reduce blood fat level, reduce blood pressure, reduce high bloodpressure, reduce inflammation, reduce risk of thrombosis, relaxes the nervous system, relax spasms, Rheumatic arthralgia, Rheumatism, sedative, Skin-care, Skin complaints, skin eruption, skin problems, skin rashes, skin tonic, soothe, soothes nerves, Soothing, sores, spasm, Spasmolytic, stomach complaints, Stomach disease, stomach disorders, stomach problems, stomach trouble, Tranquilizer, tranquillizer, Traumatic injury, Used medicinally, wound care, wounds, wound sare, wound treatment
Women's diseases Anti-PMS, pre-menstrual syndrome PMS
Other uses colouring, Dye, Dyeing
Ingredients
 Alanine, albumen, Alpha-Amyrin, Alpha-linoleic-Acid, Alpha-linolenic-Acid, Alpha-Tocopherol, Amino acid, ammonia, arginine, ash, Aspartic acid, Beta-Amyrin, Beta-Linoleic-Acid, Beta-Sitosterol, Boron, caffeic acid, Calcium, Campesterol, Campherol, Carbohydrates, cellulose, Copper, Cystine, Delphinidin, Dietary mineral, digallic-Acid, ellagic-Acid, erucic-Acid, fat, fat oil, fatty acid, Ferulic-Acid, Fibres, fixed oil, gallic acid, Gamma-Linolenic-Acid, Gamma-Tocopherol, Gentisic-Acid, Glutamic acid, Glycine, Histidine, iron, Isoleucine, Leucine, Lignin, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, Lupeol, Lysine, magnesium, manganese, Methionine, mucilage, Myristic-Acid, Neo-Chlorogenic-Acid, O-Coumaric-Acid, Oleic-Acid, Palmitic acid, Palmitoleic-Acid, P-Coumaric-Acid, Phenylalanine, Phlobaphen, phosphorus, P-Hydroxy-Benzoic-Acid, P-Hydroxyphenylacetic-Acid, Phytosterol, potassium, Proline, proteins, Protocatechuic-Acid, Quercetin, resin, salicylic acid, Serine, sodium, starch, Stearic acid, Stigmasterol, Tannic acid, tannin, Tanning agents, taraxasterol, Threonine, Tryptophan, Tyrosine, Valine, Vegetable oil, water, zinc

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Diseases & UsesPlant parts ↔ Methods of use
allergy, allergies, Anti-allergic?
analgesic, Pain, Ache, Aches, Anodyne, painful disorders, painkiller, pain relief, pain-relieving, Pains, pain stilling?
Antiinflammatory, Antiphogistic, reduce inflammation?
Anti-PMS, pre-menstrual syndrome PMS?
Oil ↔ ?
Antispasmodic, cramp, spasm, convulsive state, cramps, relax spasms, Spasmolytic?
anxiety, Anxiety disorder, Anxiety disorders, Anxious, Freight, Nervousness?
asthma, Anti-asthmatic?
asthmatic coughs?
astringent, Adstringent, Astrigent?
bronchitis, Anti-Bronchitic, Bronchial catarrh?
Bruise, injury, bruises, contusions, injuries?
cardiac pain, pains in heart?
care of the skin, Good for skin, Perfect skin, Skin-care, skin tonicOil ↔ ?
cholesterol, cholesterol in blood vessels, High cholesterol, lower cholesterol levels in the blood, reduce blood cholesterol, reduce blood fat level?
colic?
cosmetic?
cough?
Root ↔ ?
diarrhea, Anti-diarrheic, Anti-diarrhoeal, diaorrhea, diarrhoea?
dyeing, colouring, Dye?
eczema, rash, Rashes, Anti-eczemic, eruption, excema, skin eruption, skin rashes?
Oil ↔ ?
Gastrointestinal disorder?
gout, Anti-gout, Rheumatic arthralgia, Rheumatism?
hypertension, Anti-hypertensive, Arterial hypertension, High bloodpressure, Hyper tensive, Lowers bloodpressure, reduce blood pressure, reduce high bloodpressure?
Intestinal affections, intestinal complaints, intestinal diseases, intestinal disorders, intestinal problems?
psoriasis?
reduce risk of thrombosisSeed ↔ ?
sedative, Calmative, relaxes the nervous system, soothe, soothes nerves, Soothing, tranquilizer, tranquillizer?
Skin complaints, skin problems?
Stomach disease, Abdominal trouble, complaints of the stomach, disease of the stomach, indigestion, stomach complaints, stomach disorders, stomach problems, stomach trouble?
Used medicinally?
wounds, sores, Traumatic injury, wound care, wound sare, wound treatment?
Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn0498