Action Oil from seeds—prescribed for eczema (in children); premenstrual syndrome and cyclical breast
Linalool (70.0%) was determined in the flower oil.
Evening Primrose is equated with Oenothera biennis L. (native to North America). The oil from seeds, known as Evening Primrose oil, contains about 70% cis-linolenic acid and about 9% cis-gamma-linolenic acid (GLA). Evening Primrose oil is one of the most widely prescribed plant-derived medicines in the world. Sold under the trade name Epogam, it is recognized by the governments of Great Britain, Germany, Denmark, Ireland, Spain, Greece, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand as a treatment for eczema. A combination, known as Efamol Marine, used for eczema, contains 80% Evening Primrose Oil and 20% fish oil.
Evening Primrose Oil has become a frontline treatment in Great Britain for initial treatment of cyclical breast pain and fibrocystic breast disease.
Olax scandens Roxb.
Family Olacaceae.
Habitat Sub-Himalayas tract of
Kumaon and Bihar, Orissa, Madhya
Pradesh, Deccan and Western
Ghats.
Ayurvedic Dheniaani, Karbudaar (doubtful synonym).
Siddha/Tamil Malliveppam,
Kadalranchi.
Folk Rimil-beeri (Bihar).
Action Bark—used in anaemia and as a supporting drug in diabetes;
also in the treatment of fever.
pain.
448 Oldenlandia umbellata Linn.
Oldenlandia umbellata Linn.
Synonym Hedyotis umbellata (Linn.) Lam.
Family Rubiaceae.
Habitat Bihar, Orissa, Travancore. Cultivated on the Coromandel
coast.
English Indian Madder, Chay-Root.
Siddha/Tamil Inbooral.
