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  Evening - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Informally, the evening is the period in which the daylight is decreasing, between the late afternoon and night; it extends from the latter portion of the daylight (before sunset) until dark (after sunset).
Evening is often defined as the period from 6:00pm to midnight, regardless of the time that the sun sets.
From the passages in Matthew 27:46, 57 and Mark 15:34, 42, the New Testament clearly supports the first evening to be the ninth 'hour' of the day (an hour in the Bible defined as 1/12th of the daylight portion of the day), and the second evening, that ends the day, at sunset.
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 Evening Primrose Herbal Supplement from Herbal Extracts Plus
Evening Primrose is a hardy, erect biennial herb that thrives in dry soil and may reach a height of six feet.
Evening Primrose is a North American native that grows in dry meadows from Canada to Texas and east of the Rockies to the Atlantic.
Evening Primrose has been used as a traditional supplement for its stimulating effects on the liver, spleen and digestive apparatus and is said to help gastric irritation, irritable bladder, chronic diarrhea and fatty acid problems.
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 ACS :: Evening Primrose
Evening primrose is a flowering plant originally native to North America that now grows throughout much of Europe and parts of Asia.
While the two essential fatty acids found in evening primrose play a role in health and disease, larger clinical studies are needed to determine whether the fatty acids in evening primrose oil are useful in treating cancer or other conditions.
Evening primrose is promoted as an herbal remedy for a very broad range of conditions, including dermatitis, premenstrual syndrome, eczema, inflammation, hyperactivity in children, high cholesterol, asthmatic cough, upset stomach, psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, and diabetic nerve damage.
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 Evening Primrose
Evening Primrose is a complex of four similar subspecies which occur in the southern half of the Great Plains.
This is the seed pod of Missouri Evening Primrose.
Evening Primrose is a herald of the summer wildflower season on the prairie.
www.gpnc.org /evening.htm   (504 words)

  
 MedlinePlus Herbs and Supplements: Evening Primrose Oil (Oenothera biennis L.)
Evening primrose oil is approved for eczema in several countries outside of the United States.
Evening primrose oil is approved for atopic dermatitis in several countries outside of the United States.
Evening primrose oil is proposed to have effects on chemicals in the blood called prostaglandins, which may play a role in pre-eclampsia.
www.nlm.nih.gov /medlineplus/druginfo/natural/patient-primrose.html   (2072 words)

  
 Evening Primrose
This showed that when high doses of Evening Primrose oil were taken, about 43% of the patients in the trial experienced and improvement.
Evening Primrose recently made headlines as a possible remedy for premenstrual syndrome.
Evening Primrose oil is also useful to counteract alcoholic poisoning.
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 Evening Primrose Oil
[1] Botanically, evening primrose is a biennial plant; Characterized by an erect, rough branching stem growing 2 to 5 feet in height.
The leaves and oil of evening primrose are the parts of the plant used medicinally.
Evening primrose oil contains a fatty acid that is categorized in the omega-6 fatty acid pathway; beginning with linoleic acid.
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 Herbal Descriptions - Evening Primrose - Oenothera biennis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Evening Primrose is a plant that is indigenous to North America, but is now found in Europe, Asia, New Zealand, and Australia.
Evening Primrose has long been used as a relish for wine, and to dispel the ill effects from drinking too much.
Evening Primrose was also known as "King's Cure-All" for at least 500 years.
www.viable-herbal.com /herbdesc1/1evening.htm   (1014 words)

  
 Evening Primrose: Herb Library
Evening primrose to be used for herbal medicines is commercially cultivated and carefully bred to yield constant levels of the essential fatty acids in the seeds.
Evening primrose oil has been tested for a wide variety of other disorders, but in most instances the evidence is unconvincing or requires confirmation by way of placebo-controlled, double-blind studies.
Evening primrose oil, and by extension GLA, should not be consumed by schizophrenic patients taking phenothiazine drugs such as Compazine (prochlorperazine), Mellaril (thioridazine), Sparine (promazine), Stelazine (trifluoperazine), Thorazine (chlorpromazine), or Trilafon (perphenazine).
www.peoplespharmacy.org /archives/herb_library/evening_primrose.asp   (873 words)

  
 Evening Primrose
Advocates of the use of evening primrose oil claim that increased intake of it produces a large number of beneficial effects, including, but not limited to, weight loss without dieting, lowered blood cholesterol, lowered blood pressure, cure of rheumatoid arthritis, relief of premenstrual pain, slowed progression of multiple sclerosis, and even the alleviation of hangovers.
An Australian study on the effectiveness of evening primrose oil in treating women with moderate PMS concluded that improvement was solely a placebo effect.
Evening primrose has also been taken for digestive problems and asthma, and used as a poultice to ease the discomfort of rheumatic disorders.
www.herbs2000.com /herbs/herbs_evening_primrose.htm   (1189 words)

  
 Evening Primrose - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Evening Primrose was a television musical written in 1966 by Stephen Sondheim and James Goldman for ABC Television's Stage 67.
Several songs from the score have been recorded commercially, but were not released together until Nonesuch Records issued a joint recording of Evening Primrose and The Frogs starring Neil Patrick Harris and Theresa McCarthy in 2001.
Evening Primrose • Company • Follies • A Little Night Music • The Frogs • Pacific Overtures • Sweeney Todd • Marry Me A Little • Merrily We Roll Along • Sunday in the Park with George • Into the Woods • Assassins • Passion • Bounce
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 Mexican Evening Primrose   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Mexican Evening Primrose is a gorgeous accent plant in the spring and summer months.
Mexican Evening Primrose is commonly grown in the Southwest as a spring colored plant for several reasons.
Mexican Evening Primrose can be planted from containers all year round and from divisions in the spring.
weather.nmsu.edu /abqplantlist/cover/MexicanEveningprimrose.htm   (306 words)

  
 Evening Primrose
Evening primrose has served as both food and medicine at previous times throughout history, often for upset stomach and respiratory infections.
Today, evening primrose seed oil (EPO) is used primarily to relieve the itchiness associated with certain skin conditions (such as eczema) and to ease breast tenderness from premenstrual syndrome (PMS) or other causes.
Effect of evening primrose oil on gastric ulceration and secretion induced by various ulcerogenic and necrotizing agents in rats.
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 Evening Primrose - Herbs & Supplements - Drug Library - DrugDigest   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Estimates are that between 65% and 80% of evening primrose oil is composed of the EFA linoleic acid and between 2% and 15% is another EFA, gamma-linolenic acid (GLA).
Therefore, evening primrose oil is often used to treat inflammatory conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and asthma.
However, no reliable studies support this use of evening primrose oil, prescription medications are more effective, and labor should only be initiated by a healthcare professional who is familiar with the procedure.
drugdigest.org /DD/DVH/HerbsWho/0,3923,4010|Evening+Primrose,00.html   (829 words)

  
 Evening Primrose Oil - A rich source of omega 6 fatty acid - Evening Primrose Oil   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The GLA contained in Evening Primrose Oil is a nutrient used by the body to maintain healthy cells and vital body functions.
Evening Primrose Oil enhances the health and strength of cell membranes throughout the body, and promotes a proper inflammation response.
Evening Primrose Oil is also used by the body to maintain healthy hormone levels.
www.immunesupport.com /evening_primrose_oil.htm   (198 words)

  
 Evening Primrose : Epilepsy.com
Evening primrose (Oenothera biennis) is a wildflower native to North America but now grown in at least 30 countries.
Evening primrose oil has been used to treat premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and many other conditions, including eczema and rheumatoid arthritis, but the results of studies of its effectiveness have been conflicting.
Evening primrose oil may interact with other medications, including a type called phenothiazines, which are used to treat psychiatric disorders.
www.epilepsy.com /epilepsy/alternative_evening_primrose.html   (202 words)

  
 Evening Primrose Oil: Buy Evening Primrose Oil on Sale
Evening primrose oil is extracted from the evening primrose plant (Oenothera biennis), a wildflower found in North America, Europe and parts of Asia.
Evening primrose oil is certainly not the only source of GLA; various foods actually contain small amounts of it and the body produces GLA on its own from a number of dietary fats.
Evening primrose oil may help to relieve the discomforts of PMS (premenstrual syndrome), menstruation, Ease the joint pain and swelling of rheumatoid arthritis, Prevent diabetes-associated nerve damage, Reduce the symptoms of eczema, Protect against the effects of aging, and Nourish nails, scalp, and hair.
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 Evening Primrose.
Evening primrose has been used for centuries, by Native Americans, who ground the seeds up for oil, and in England, where it was know as 'King's Cure-All' because of the diversity of its uses.
Evening Primrose is used in the treatment of a range of conditions, although there is not always reliable evidence for its efficacy.
Evening Primrose Oil has no major side-effects, although it has been known to cause nausea, headaches and diarrhoea (probably due to the increased oil content of the diet).
www.portfolio.mvm.ed.ac.uk /studentwebs/session3/71/EveningPrimrose.htm   (590 words)

  
 Evening Primrose   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Evening Primrose is in bloom from June to September.
Evening primrose is easily cultivated, it prefers acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) well-drained soils and requires full sun.
Evening Primrose is edible and medicinal and has a long history of use as an alternative medicine.
altnature.com /gallery/Evening_Primrose.htm   (781 words)

  
 Evening Primrose (1966) (TV)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The 1966 TV special "Evening Primrose" still attracts interest because of its score by Stephen Sondheim and its leading performance by Sondheim's long-time friend and collaborator Anthony Perkins.
"Evening Primrose" is based on a short story of the same name, by English author John Collier.
This girl (the "evening primrose" of the title) is played by Charmian Carr, who gives a much better performance here than she did as Liesl von Trapp in "The Sound of Music".
www.imdb.com /title/tt0060384   (742 words)

  
 Evening primrose oil (Oenothera biennis L.) - MayoClinic.com
Standardized capsules of evening primrose oil (EPO) may contain about 320 milligrams of linoleic acid (LA), 40 milligrams of gamma-linolenic acid (GLA), and 10 international units (IU) of vitamin E. Some preparations are labeled with percent content (70% LA, 9% GLA).
Evening primrose oil and fish oil for severe chronic mastalgia: a randomized, double-blind, controlled trial.
Effects of diabetes and evening primrose oil treatment on responses of aorta, corpus cavernosum and mesenteric vasculature in rats.
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 Evening Primrose
Evening primrose (Oenothera biennis), a native of North America, was brought to Europe in the 17th century.
Evening primrose is commonly found in old fields, ditches, and waste places.
Evening primrose oil, prepared from the seeds, contains high levels of gammalinolenic acid (GLA), which is essential for the synthesis of other polyunsaturated fatty acids.
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 Evening primrose
Primrose possesses from 7 to 10% of this kind of fatty acid, the hightest amount after flcurrent, which makes it very advisable to be be used as a source of this component.
We should not forget that the oil of evening primrose seeds contains high quantities of oleic acid whose importance in the health of the heart and of the arteries has also been proved.
Its use in laboratory with mice has demonstrated that it was able to avoid such problems as diabetic retinopathy or diabetic atherosclerosis, two illnesses that take place by the excess of sugar in blood.
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 evening primrose - Hartford, Connecticut CT
Evening primrose has not been evaluated by the FDA for safety, effectiveness, or purity.
Evening primrose is also known as Oenothera biennis, oil of evening primrose (OEP, EPO), scabish, king's cureall, night willow herb, sun drop, and fever plant.
Evening primrose has been used in the treatment of heart and circulatory disease, breast disorders, premenstrual syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, Sjogren's syndrome, post-viral fatigue syndrome, asthma, diabetic neuropathy, eczema and other skin disorders, zinc deficiency, high cholesterol, and cancer.
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 herb data, Evening Primrose, Oenothffa bionnis, common evening primrose, fever plant, field primrose, king's cureall, ...
Evening primrose oil (EPO), fl currant seed oil, and borage oil contain gamma linolenic acid (GLA), a fatty acid that the body converts to a hormone-like substance called prostaglandin E1 (PGE1).
capsules of evening primrose oil daily in conjunction with vitamins B-3, B-6, C and zinc achieve remarkable results in the treatment of schizophrenia or premenstrual syndrome (PMS).
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.
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 Sondheim.com - Putting it together since 1994.
In 1966, Sondheim and James Goldman wrote this adaptation of John Collier's short story "Evening Primrose" for the television series ABC Stage 67.
Evening Primrose is the story of Charles, a poet who has renounced the world and who has decided to live in a deprtment store and write poetry ("If You Can Find Me, I'm Here").
All Sondheim completists are sure to now own the first complete recording of The Frogs coupled with Evening Primrose.
www.sondheim.com /shows/evening_primrose   (685 words)

  
 Evening Primrose Oil - Vitacost   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Evening primrose oil (EPO), comes from the seeds of the evening primrose plant.
Evening primrose oil in the treatment of atopic eczema: effect on clinical status, plasma phospholipid fatty acids and circulating blood prostaglandins.
A trial of evening primrose oil in the treatment of chronic schizophrenia.
www.vitacost.com /science/hn/Supp/Evening_Primrose_Oil.htm   (1391 words)

  
 Evening Primrose   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Evening Primrose can be found throughout the country but is primarily found in the mountains.
Evening Primrose is used to treat sore throat and is also used as a laxative.
Evening Primrose possesses nine different chemicals in it with antihypertensive activity.
medplant.nmsu.edu /Diseases/hyper/Hyper_eveningprimrose.htm   (127 words)

  
 Evening Primrose - wheelchair accessible accommodations on Prince Edward Island.
Evening Primrose - wheelchair accessible accommodations on Prince Edward Island.
For comfortable, wheelchair accessible accommodations and a fabulous bed and breakfast suite on beautiful Prince Edward Island, Evening Primrose is just the place for you.
Families and children, couples, partners, singles, gay or straight, even well-mannered dogs will feel right at home at Evening Primrose.
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 Evening Primrose Oil   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Evening Primrose Oil is natures richest source of GLA (gamma-linolenic acid).
GLA is needed for the body to make prostaglandins, a family of hormone-like compounds that control every organ in the body.
The GLA from Evening Primrose Oil allows your body to make all the PGs (prostaglandins) needed for health.
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