Evening Primrose Oil Benefits

Europeans exploring America brought the roots of a pretty, yellow flower home i.e. England and Germany - evening primrose. There, it was called "king's cure all", because of its healing properties. Evening primrose is an attractive herb, which flourishes in temperate climate of North America and Europe. However, it is primarily grown and used in Canada and the United States. A unique characteristic of the plant is that its flowers open only in the evening, hence the name ‘evening primrose’. Though the plant blooms all throughout the summer, each blossom lasts only one day. Yellow is the most common color of ‘evening primrose’ flower, but white, pink, red and purple are also some of the known colors. The average height of the plant is anywhere between 3 to 7 feet. Its seeds are about 5 cm long and are crushed to manufacture the oil that is used in cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. Below are given some of the well-known benefits of evening primrose oil.