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Evening primrose's Details & Specifications
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| Botanical Name |
: Oenothera biennis L. |
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| Hindi Name |
: Evening primrose (View Name of this herb in more Languages) |
| English Name |
: Evening primrose |
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Other names of herb Evening primrose |
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Language |
Name of the Herb |
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Botanical |
Oenothera biennis L. |
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Hindi |
Evening primrose |
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Arabian |
NA |
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Assamese |
NA |
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Bambara |
NA |
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Bengali |
NA |
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Bosnian |
NA |
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Burmese |
NA |
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Canarese |
NA |
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Catalan |
NA |
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Chinese |
NA |
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Croatian |
NA |
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Czech |
NA |
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Danish |
NA |
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Dutch |
NA |
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Estonian |
NA |
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Finnish |
NA |
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French |
NA |
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German |
NA |
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Greek |
NA |
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Gujrati |
NA |
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Hausa |
NA |
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Hebrew |
NA |
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Hungarian |
NA |
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Icelandic |
NA |
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Italian |
NA |
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Japanese |
NA |
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Kannada |
NA |
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Khmer |
NA |
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Konkan |
NA |
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Korean |
NA |
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Laotian |
NA |
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Madurese |
NA |
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Maharastrian |
NA |
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Malagasi |
NA |
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Malay |
NA |
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Malyalam |
NA |
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Nepalese |
NA |
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Norwegian |
NA |
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Persian |
NA |
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Polish |
NA |
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Portuguese |
NA |
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Punjabi |
NA |
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Quechuan |
NA |
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Romanian |
NA |
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Russian |
NA |
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Sanskrit |
NA |
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Serbian |
NA |
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Sindh |
NA |
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Sinhalese |
NA |
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Slovakian |
NA |
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Slovenian |
NA |
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Spanish |
NA |
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Sundanese |
NA |
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Swahili |
NA |
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Swedish |
NA |
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Tamil |
NA |
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Tagalog |
NA |
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Thai |
NA |
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Telgu |
NA |
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Turkish |
NA |
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Urdu |
NA |
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Vietnamese |
NA |
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Visayan |
NA |
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Source |
| Leaves |
: Fresh and dried |
| Seeds |
: Dried |
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: N/A |
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| Geographical Source |
| The plant is indigenous to Europe and is found in following countries:-
Europe
France
India
Iran
Italy
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Identification |
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| Organoleptic characteristics |
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| Colour |
: N/A |
| Seeds |
: Evening primrose |
| Taste |
: N/A |
| Size |
: N/A |
| Physical Standards |
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| Total Ash |
: N/A |
| Moisture |
: Not more then 8.0% |
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Chemical Constituents |
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| Major |
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| Major chemical constituents responsible for physicochemical and therapeutic action of the herb are :-
? Drying oil (28.0 %)
? Gamma-linoleic acid
? Fatty acid
The seed contains 28 percent of a drying oil. It is edible and a very good source of gamma-linoleinc acid an essential fatty acid that is not found in many plant sources and has numerous vital functions in the body. The seed however is very small and difficult to harvest which has to be done by hand. Overall yields are low making the oil very expensive to produce.
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| Minor |
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| The drug contains various minor chemical constituents however no specific contents have been identified yet. |
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Storage |
| To maintain physicochemical properties and medicinal values of the herb it is recommended to maintain following storage conditions:-
Air tight containers
Protection from light
Protection from moisture
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