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Evening Primrose (Oenothera biennis L.): Morphology and Reproductive Biology
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Thakur, Usha Dutt, Bhupender Sharma, Somesh Sharma, Kulwant Rai Thakur, Nisha |
| Copyright Year | 2019 |
| Abstract | Oenothera biennis L. (family Onagraceae), a native north American species, commonly known as evening primrose as the flowers open in the evening, king’s cureall and night willow herb etc. Evening primrose is important because of its seeds oil i.e. evening primrose oil (EPO) (Hall et al., 1988), which characterized by its content of gamma linolenic acid (7-10%) (GLA), the precursor of prostaglandin E1 and its derivatives (Hudson, 1984 and Yunusova et al., 2007). The oil is used in preparation of medicines, nutrients, health products and cosmetics (Deng et al., 2001). It is used for a wide range of conditions including premenstrual syndrome (PMS), mastalgia, atopic eczema, rheumatoid International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 8 Number 10 (2019) Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas.com |
| Starting Page | 1400 |
| Ending Page | 1409 |
| Page Count | 10 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Volume Number | 8 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://www.ijcmas.com/8-10-2019/Usha%20Thakur,%20et%20al.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2019.810.164 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
