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Oenothera biennis L.
Common Eveningprimrose
USDA OEBI
Cherokee Drug, Dietary Aid
Infusion taken for 'overfatness.'
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 33
Oenothera biennis L.
Common Eveningprimrose
USDA OEBI
Cherokee Drug, Hemorrhoid Remedy
Hot root poultice used for piles.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 33
Oenothera biennis L.
Common Eveningprimrose
USDA OEBI
Cherokee Food, Vegetable
Leaves cooked and eaten as greens.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 33
Oenothera biennis L.
Common Eveningprimrose
USDA OEBI
Cherokee Food, Vegetable
Roots boiled like potatoes.
Perry, Myra Jean, 1975, Food Use of 'Wild' Plants by Cherokee Indians, The University of Tennessee, M.S. Thesis, page 49
Oenothera biennis L.
Common Eveningprimrose
USDA OEBI
Gosiute Food, Unspecified
Seeds used for food.
Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 375
Oenothera biennis L.
Common Eveningprimrose
USDA OEBI
Iroquois Drug, Dermatological Aid
Compound used for boils.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 390
Oenothera biennis L.
Common Eveningprimrose
USDA OEBI
Iroquois Drug, Hemorrhoid Remedy
Compound decoction of roots taken and used as a wash for piles.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 390
Oenothera biennis L.
Common Eveningprimrose
USDA OEBI
Iroquois Drug, Stimulant
Compound used for laziness.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 390
Oenothera biennis L.
Common Eveningprimrose
USDA OEBI
Iroquois Drug, Strengthener
Chewed roots rubbed on arms and muscles to provide athletes great strength.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 390
Oenothera biennis L.
Common Eveningprimrose
USDA OEBI
Lakota Other, Incense & Fragrance
Seeds aromatic.
Rogers, Dilwyn J, 1980, Lakota Names and Traditional Uses of Native Plants by Sicangu (Brule) People in the Rosebud Area, South Dakota, St. Francis, SD. Rosebud Educational Scoiety, page 52
Oenothera biennis L.
Common Eveningprimrose
USDA OEBI
Ojibwa Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of soaked, whole plant applied to bruises.
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 376
Oenothera biennis L.
Common Eveningprimrose
USDA OEBI
Potawatomi Drug, Unspecified
Tiny seeds used as a valuable medicine for unspecified ailment.
Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 66, 67