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Video: Evening Primrose: Medicinal And Culinary Applications
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Medicinal and nutritional properties of primrose
Enotera biennial
Local people of America - Indians used evening primrose as an edible plant. All parts were eaten: flowers and leaves, roots and young shoots. Evening primrose root is rich in starch, protein and minerals, it can be bred as a vegetable.
The root is dug up in the fall, when it reaches a thickness of 3 cm and a length of 10 cm, thoroughly washed, peeled from the outer rind, cut into slices and prepared from it into a dish with vinegar and oil, or stewed in meat broth or as part of a vegetable stew. This food, as they say, contains extraordinary strength, it tones up the body well, helps to defeat diseases and quickly puts the patient on his feet.
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For medicinal purposes, the aerial part of the biennial primrose is used - seeds, flowers, leaves, and also the root. Leaves and stems are harvested during flowering, flowers have to be harvested in the evening. The roots are dug up in the fall. Raw materials are dried in the open air. The seeds are harvested in the second year. Since the fruits ripen unevenly, harvesting begins in summer and continues until autumn. They are dried in air or in an oven at a temperature not exceeding 50 ° C, then the seeds are separated from the fruits and dried.
The two-year-old donkey has soothing, tonic, anti-inflammatory, diuretic, astringent properties. Preparations from this plant stimulate the liver, stomach and spleen, lower blood cholesterol levels, and also have a positive effect on the central nervous system.
In modern medicine and cosmetology, evening primrose leaf extract is widely used. It has whitening and powerful antioxidant properties. Evening primrose leaves contain special components - polyphenols, which tone the skin, support its regeneration, and maintain elasticity. Evening primrose oil is obtained from the seeds. The most important active ingredient in this oil is gamma-linolenic acid. To obtain it, many states, including European ones, specially grow evening primrose on plantations.
Evening primrose oil affects the balance of metabolism, maintains normal physiological processes in a woman's body, and prevents the development of tumor cells. It also reduces the number and size of cysts in fibrocystic breast disease, neutralizes the destructive effect of free radicals, restores skin cells, and regulates cellular activity.
In lipid metabolism, this oil controls the formation of fat cells, accelerates the breakdown of fats. Evening primrose oil prevents skin aging, makes it youthful and elastic, helps to get rid of age spots, cleanse the skin, relieve irritation, smooth out wrinkles.
For brittle, flaking nails, it is helpful to rub this oil into the nail plate.
It is also necessary to maintain the elasticity of the skin with a sharp decrease in weight.
Evening primrose is widely used in folk medicine. The ground part of the plant, together with flowers, is used for debilitating, dehydrating diarrhea, especially in children: 2 teaspoons of herbs per glass of boiling water - daily dose; or an alcohol solution: 1 part of herb to 5 parts of vodka - 20-30 drops four times a day. A decoction of the bark and leaves is also recommended as a diuretic, and a decoction of inflorescences is recommended for nephritis and washing wounds. There were no contraindications to the use of evening primrose medicinal products.
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