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- Evening primrose seeds as a remedy
- Ingredients and application
- Make evening primrose oil yourself
- Sow evening primrose seeds
- Tips
After flowering, the evening primrose forms numerous seeds
Evening primrose seeds as a remedy
For centuries, evening primrose candles - especially their seeds - have been used for healing purposes. But the plant is not only suitable for medicine, but also for the kitchen. Roots, leaves, flowers and seeds are edible and can be used in many culinary ways.
Ingredients and application
Above all, the seeds of evening primrose are rich in so-called gamma linoleic acids, which are among the essential amino acids and are mainly responsible for the function of the immune and endocrine systems. In addition, they have an anti-inflammatory effect, which is why the seed oil derived evening primrose oil is often used to treat atopic dermatitis. In addition, it should help against the premenstrual syndrome, as the fatty acid supports the hormone system. Evening primrose oil is applied both internally and externally.
Make evening primrose oil yourself
Producing evening primrose oil from the seeds is not an easy task, because this process is quite complicated. Making the effective oil yourself is therefore not that easy. However, it is considerably easier to produce in the home kitchen itself:
Fill the freshly picked, not washed-off (only shaken out) flowers into a pourable, preferably dark glass jar. Pour over the oil and seal the glass. Leave the mixture in a warm and dark place for a week, then filter the flowers out of the oil. This can be done with the help of a fine cloth or a coffee filter. The resulting evening primrose oil lasts for about four weeks in a dark and cool place.
Sow evening primrose seeds
The evening primrose is very easy to grow on seeds, which you can collect to seed maturity and sow either the same or in the spring. It is even easier, however, to let the evening primrose sow itself. However, you must not cut away the stalks before that, so that the capsule fruits can ripen. But beware: evening primrose seeds are also a popular food in birds, which is why you must protect the fruits and thus the seeds from feeding damage.
Tips
Evening primrose seeds and evening primrose oil should not be used during pregnancy and lactation. In addition, epileptics may not take the remedy because it seems to provoke epileptic seizures.