File:Oenothera biennis - Onagre bisanuelle - Evening primrose (4834173245).jpg

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Description Aussi appelée Belle de Nuit. Trouvée sur le Chemin de Mille-Isles. Young roots can be eaten like a vegetable (with a peppery flavor), or the shoots can be eaten as a salad. The whole plant was used to prepare an infusion with astringent and sedative properties. It was considered to be effective in healing asthmatic coughs, gastro-intestinal disorders, whooping cough and as a sedative pain-killer. Poultices containing O. biennis were at one time used to ease bruises and speed wound healing. One of the common names for Oenothera, "Kings cureall", reflects the wide range of healing powers ascribed to this plant, although it should be noted that its efficacy for these purposes has not been demonstrated in clinical trials. The mature seeds contain approximately 7-10% gamma-linolenic acid, a rare essential fatty acid. The oil also contains around 70% linoleic acid[11]. The O. biennis seed oil is used to reduce the pains of premenstrual stress syndrome. Gamma-linolenic acid also shows promise against breast cancer.[12]
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Source Oenothera biennis / Onagre bisanuelle / Evening primrose
Author Charles de Mille-Isles from Mille-Isles, Canada
Camera location45° 47′ 02.58″ N, 74° 06′ 38.5″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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