oenothera biennis

action	astringent, cyanogenetic, stimulant, strengthener
common name	evening primrose, king's-cureall, tree primrose
family	onagraceae
indigenous use	cherokee, iroquois, ojibwa, potawatomi
range	acadia national park, allegheny portage railroad national hist, apostle islands national lakeshore, assateague island national seashore, badlands national park, big south fork n. river & rec. area, big thicket n. preserve, blue ridge parkway, booker t. washington national monument, cape cod national seashore, catoctin mountain park, chesapeake and ohio canal, chickamauga & chattanooga, colonial national historic park, congaree swamp national monument, coulee dam nat. rec. area, cumberland gap national historic park, cuyahoga valley national recreation area, effigy mounds national monument, fire island national seashore, fort donelson national battlefield, fort larned national historic site, fort necessity national battlefield, fort scott national historic site, friendship hill national historic site, gateway national recreation area, george washington memorial parkway, gettysburg national military park, great smoky mountains national park, greenbelt park, herbert hoover nat. hist. site, homestead nm of america, hopewell furnace national historic site, horseshoe bend national military park, hot springs national park, indiana dunes national lakeshore, isle royale national park, johnstone flood national memorial, kennesaw mountain, lincoln boyhood national memorial, manassas national battlefield, mound city group national monument, national capital region - east, national river, obed wild & scenic river, ozark ns riverways, pictured rocks national lakeshore, prince william forest park, richmond national battlefield park, rock creek park, roosevelt vanderbilt nat. hist. site, saint croix national scenic river, saratoga national historic park, scotts bluff national monument, shenandoah national park, shiloh national military park, sleeping bear dunes national lakeshore, turkey, us, voyageurs national park, wilson's creek national battlefield, wind caves national park
used to treat	anorexia nervosa, arteriosclerosis, depurative, dermatitis, hemorrhoids, hyperactivity, menstrual troubles, obesity, schizophrenia, skin ailments