skip navigation, jump to main contentDorothy Bradley Atkins Medicinal Plant Garden, College of Pharmacy, UIC

Evening primrose (Oenothera biennis L.)

Family: Onagraceae

Medicinal uses: Treats atopic eczema; pre-menstrual syndrome; mastalgia

Part used medicinally: Seed

Native origin: North America

Oenothera biennis L.

Oenothera biennis L.

Photos: D. Doel Soejarto, PhD, University of Illinois at Chicago