Talk:Oenothera

message: This is what triggered the small edit I inserted on the bottom of the page. I am aware it may get purged as its a research work, but I hope I worded it in search a way to show its still not proven.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by  Wk muriithi (talk • contribs) 
:Thanks for the reference; I have added it to the article.  Citing research in progress is good as long as we identify it as such. Kingdon 15:31, 24 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  source  breast cancer entry 

message: what is in the other 200mg/1g capsule of evening primrose oil.  The labels for the product do not say and it did not appear to be in your article.````  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.39.81.5 (talk) 06:51, 6 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  composition 

message: The lead is too long. Perhaps a history section can be added that would take on most of the paragraphs above the content menu. Maybe then the content menu can be moved higher.
Also, evening primrose oil seems like it should have it's own article instead of being redirected to this one.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.64.187.110 (talk) 06:26, 2 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:   Lead too long and new article needed for oil 

message: The current page states that there is little conclusive evidence of medicinal effects.   Although this may be so, surely most people would expect the page to state that some users believe it to have benefits for, inter alia, PMT and period pains.  I think that some of the text to this effect that has been previously excised should be reinstated.  Arrivisto (talk) 09:30, 16 June 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Uses of Evening Primrose Oil 

message: I fully agree with Arrivisto that the statements under medical effects focus on the negative. Stating that "A Cochrane meta-analysis published in April, 2013, found evening primrose oil capsules and borage oil to be ineffective for eczema." This is not very useful, because when I consult a dictionary, such as Wikipedia, I want to learn about the possible applications of something and read what it does not do. I have taken the liberty to delete this entry. 
Instead I have quoted from : Evening primrose is a soothing remedy for coughs associated with colds. It has also been used for mental depression, its effectiveness perhaps due to a stimulating effect on the liver, spleen, digestive apparatus. It can also be made into an ointment useful for rashes and other skin irritations. The entire plant is edible. 
According to  Evening Primrose is astringent and sedative. The drug extracted from this plant ... has been tested in various directions, and has been employed with success in the teatment of gastro-intestinal disorders of a functional origin, astma and whooping cough.
It has proved of service in dydpepsia, torpor of the liver, and in certain female complaints, such as pelvic fullness. 
If anybody has any reason to doubt the effectiveness of herbal remedies, s/he can add a little disclaimer that ordinary schoolmedicine has failed to verify the effectiveness of natuarl plant medicines and homeopatic remedies. This would, of course, apply not just to evening primrose, but to a multitude of other remedies that have been sucessfully employed throughout the ages. 
Hskoppek (talk) 15:14, 15 August 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Evidence of medical effects 

message: The Talk:Evolution/FAQ page mentions field observations of Oenothera lamarckiana and Oenothera gigas as evidence of Evolution, and wikilinks both names (see its Q5). Both links redirect to this article, but it contains no reference at all to either of them: neither does the separate article List of Oenothera species.
Ought this to be addressed, either by additional text here and in the List article, or by creating and linking articles these species? (I myself am very much Not A Botanist.) {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 176.248.159.54 (talk) 18:02, 30 November 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Absence of Oenothera lamarckiana and Oenothera gigas