Guest Author - Holly Webster

Evening Primrose Oil comes from a North American wildflower. Europeans brought it back to their native soil and crowned this tonic a "King's cure-all". It can be helpful for breast pain and menstrual pains.

Evening Primrose isn't a real primrose - it was just named that because the plant looked similar to an English Primrose. In England, the oil is approved for use with eczema, breast pain and high cholesterol.

The oil has Vitamin E in it, just like olives and nuts do. In addition, the oil has GLA in it - a fatty acid that some people have difficulty creating in their own bodies.

However, most studies have shown that evening primrose oil has little to no actual effect on people. This herb is not recommended in helping with fertility issues.