Names
Shoshone:
Unknown
English: Rockrose Evening Primrose
Scientific: Oenothera caespitosum
Zone
Desert
Harvest Time
- Early Spring
Primary Uses
- Roots used for skin injury disinfectant and sopository for hemorrhoids. Seeds used as a anti-depressant
- Peel root, apply to wound
Secondary Uses
- Root as a soothing dressing
- Flower-perfume
Cautions
- Immune response
Active Principle(s)
- Quercetin- Fox Oenothin- as disinfectant agent
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Notes
Medicinal Uses
- Allergy: Mashed roots applied to skin
- Anti-inflammatory: Mashed roots
- Anxiety: Crushed seeds in food
- Bleeding: Mashed root poultice
- Burns: Mashed root poultice
- Mental Health: Mashed seeds eaten for depression
- Osteoporosis: Seeds eaten with food
- Skin: Seeds eaten for dry or flakey skin
Process Prep
- Seeds are crushed and can be steeped in oil for depression or skin conditions. Wound care – peel root and apply to wound