Evening primrose oil

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Evening primrose oil is extracted from seeds of the evening primrose plant (Oenothera biennis) - a wildflower that grows in eastern and central North America.
Originally, evening primrose was used by Native Americans to make poultices and heal wounds. It was also traditionally eaten and used as a leaf vegetable.
Nowadays evening primrose is mainly used for the production of its oil, which has a range of therapeutic properties.
The oil is commonly used to help reduce the pains associated with premenstrual stress syndrome (PMS) and for its therapeutic benefits for the skin of the face. There are other possible therapeutic properties of the oil as well.
Medical uses

Evening primrose oil is primarily used to treat symptoms of skin conditions. It is used to help alleviate itchiness caused by dermatitis and eczema- the strongest evidence is for treatment of eczema. Women often use the oil to help with breast pains caused by PMS.
Eczema
Evening primrose has proved to be an effective treatment option for people suffering from eczema. In a study, which included over 1,**0 patients, evening primrose oil was remarkably good at relieving many of their symptoms, such as itching, redness.
Breast pain
Evening primrose oil is sometimes used to alleviate mastalgia (breast pain).
Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)
Although more "high-quality" studies are necessary to evaluate the true efficacy of evening primrose oil for treating PMS, many women around the world take it because they say it helps.
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
Some studies have showed that RA patients who took evening primrose oil began feeling slightly better.