Health & Supplements

Evening primrose oil comes from the plant Oenothera biennis. It is frequently used as an herbal medicine. You can read more about it in this article. Before going any further, however, please keep this in mind: the information on this page is not intended to be taken as professional medical advice, nor to be used in the place of such. If you are looking for such advice, then please talk with someone who is qualified to give it.

Aside from being known as O. biennis, the plant is also called other names, a few of which are: fever plant, hog weed, and German rampion. The oil is sometimes simply abbreviated as EPO, and is referred to by this at times in this article.

EPO has a variety of claimed medical uses. Before using it for any of these conditions, please consider any potential side effects that it may have, as well as interactions with other herbs, supplements, or medications. Additionally, you may want to study further to check whether there is any reason to think that the claims for a particular use may be real. Some of the purported benefits include the following conditions: arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, autoimmune disorders, inflammation (as an anti-inflammatory), and eczema.

Evening primrose oil can be purchased directly in oil form. EPO capsules are also available. If the item is 100 percent EPO, then it could be up to 10 percent gamma-linolenic acid (GLA). This is fairly high, however, GLA can be found in up to 24 percent concentration in borage oil, and around 15 percent in black currant seed oil.

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