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2. Oenothera biennis - Wikipedia

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   Oenothera biennis, the common evening-primrose, [3] is a species of flowering plant in the family Onagraceae, native to eastern and central North America, from Newfoundland west to Alberta, southeast to Florida, and southwest to Texas, and widely naturalized elsewhere in temperate and subtropical regions. [4]

3. List of vegetable oils - Wikipedia

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   Borage seed oil, blackcurrant seed oil, and evening primrose oil all have a significant amount of gamma-Linolenic acid (GLA) (about 23%, 15–20% and 7–10%, respectively), and it is this that has drawn the interest of researchers. Açaí oil, from the fruit of several species of the Açaí palm (Euterpe) grown in the Amazon region. [54] [55]

4. Oenothera pallida - Wikipedia

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   Oenothera pallida, the pale evening-primrose, is a species of flowering plant in the family Onagraceae. [2] It is native to British Columbia, the western United States, and northern Mexico. [ 1 ] Flowers start out white and fade to pink.

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6. Omega-6 fatty acid - Wikipedia

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   The evening primrose flower (O. biennis) produces an oil containing a high content of γ-linolenic acid, a type of omega−6 fatty acid.Omega−6 fatty acids (also referred to as ω−6 fatty acids or n−6 fatty acids) are a family of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) that share a final carbon-carbon double bond in the n−6 position, that is, the sixth bond, counting from the methyl end.

7. Oenothera - Wikipedia

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   The main phytochemical in this evening primrose seed oil is gamma-linolenic acid. [21] There is no high-quality scientific evidence that O. biennis or evening primrose oil has any effect on human diseases or promotion of health, [21] [22] and specifically no evidence that it is effective to treat atopic dermatitis or cancer.

8. Oenothera triloba - Wikipedia

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   Oenothera triloba, with common names stemless evening primrose and sessile evening primrose [1] is a flowering plant in the primrose family. It is native to North America, where it is primarily found in northern Mexico and in the south-central United States. [2] It is found in dry, open areas such as glades, prairies, and sometimes even lawns.

9. Oenothera tetraptera - Wikipedia

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   Oenothera tetraptera, known as fourwing evening primrose, is a species of flowering plant in the evening primrose family native to the Americas. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It has widely naturalized in other areas, including southern Africa, Europe, Asia, and Oceania.