- 달맞이꽃, Evening primrose
. 학명; Oenothera biennis
. 개요; 북미원산의 이년생 식물
. 효능; 수렴제, 점성제
. 사용법; 우리거나 연고, 팅크
1 학명과 약용부위
- 학명; Oenothera biennis
- 약용부위
. The plant.
. 플랜트
2 통명
- 영어; Common evening primrose, fever plant, field primrose, king's cureall, night willow-herb, scabish, scurvish, tree primrose, primrose.
- 한글; 달맞이꽃
3 개요
- 북미원산의 이년생 식물
. 전세계에서 자생
- 줄기; 부드러운 털이 나며 곧게 성장
. 잎; 어긋나며 거친털이 있는 피침형
- 꽃; 레몬향이 나며 황색으로 개화
. 열매; 장방형의 털이 많은 캡슐
Evening primrose is a coarse, annual or biennial plant found in dry meadows and waste places and along roadsides east of the Rockies to the Atlantic. The stem is erect, stout, and soft-hairy, with alternate, rough-hairy, lance-olate, taper-pointed leaves about 3 to 6 inches long. The yellow, lemon-scented flowers, 1 to 2.5 inches across, open at dusk and grow in spikes from June to October. Teh fruit is an oblong, hairy capsule.
4 효능
- 수렴제, 점성제
. 감기와 기침을 진정
. 우울증개선; 간, 비장, 소화기관 자극
- 연고; 발진과 피부질환 치료
- 플랜트; 전체가 식용으로도 사용
Astringent, mucilaginous. Use evening primrose as 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, and digestive apparatus. It can also be made into an ointment useful for rashes and other skin irritations. The entire plant is edible.
5 사용법
- 우리기; 1컵의 물에 1티스푼
. 하루 1컵, 한모금씩 음용
- 팅크; 5-40방울 섭취
Infusion; Use 1 tsp. of the plant with 1 cup of water. Take 1 cup a day, a mouthful at a time.
Tincture; Take 5 to 40 drops, as needed.