{"id":51060,"date":"2025-04-25T21:43:04","date_gmt":"2025-04-26T01:43:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hancockhealth.org\/mayo-health-library\/evening-primrose\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T11:56:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T16:56:24","slug":"evening-primrose","status":"publish","type":"mayo","link":"https:\/\/www.hancockhealth.org\/fr\/mayo-health-library\/evening-primrose\/","title":{"rendered":"Evening primrose"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"container mx-auto   wordpress-block wordpress- core-\">\n<p>Evening primrose is a plant with yellow flowers. Evening primrose oil comes from the plant&#8217;s seeds.<\/p>\n<p>People take evening primrose oil as a dietary supplement. It most often comes in capsules to take by mouth. The supplement has omega-6 fatty acids, including gamma-linolenic acid, also called GLA.<\/p>\n<p>People take evening primrose to treat many conditions.<\/p>\n<p>Most research on the use of evening primrose offers little to no help for these conditions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Atopic dermatitis,<\/strong> also called eczema.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Breast pain.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Diabetic neuropathy,<\/strong> a type of nerve damage that can be caused by diabetes.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Premenstrual syndrome,<\/strong> also called PMS.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Caution<\/h4>\n<p>Evening primrose oil is likely safe for most people to take for a short time. But research hasn&#8217;t found that the supplement treats any condition.<\/p>\n<p>When taken by mouth in typical amounts for a short time, evening primrose oil is most likely safe.<\/p>\n<p>But taking evening primrose oil can cause:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Upset stomach.<\/li>\n<li>Loose stools.<\/li>\n<li>Headache.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Don&#8217;t take evening primrose if you have a bleeding condition. Taking the supplement may raise the bleeding risk. If you&#8217;re having surgery, stop taking evening primrose two weeks before the surgery.<\/p>\n<p>Also, don&#8217;t take evening primrose if you have epilepsy or schizophrenia. The supplement might raise your risk of seizures.<\/p>\n<p>Evening primrose oil might raise the risk of pregnancy complications. Some types of evening primrose may act like estrogen. So people with hormone-sensitive cancers also shouldn&#8217;t take it. It also may raise blood pressure.<\/p>\n<p>Possible interactions include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Anticoagulants and anti-platelet medicines, herbs and supplements.<\/strong> These types of medicines, herbs and supplements keep blood from clotting. Taking evening primrose while also taking these medicines may raise the risk of bleeding.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cytochrome P450 3A4 substrates,<\/strong> also called CYP3A4 substrates. Use evening primrose with care if you take a medicine affected by these enzymes. One such medicine is the cholesterol-lowering lovastatin (Altoprev).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lopinavir-ritonavir (Kaletra).<\/strong> This medicine treats the infection caused by human immunodeficiency virus, also called HIV. Evening primrose oil might slow how quickly the body breaks down this medicine.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Phenothiazines.<\/strong> These medicines treat serious mental health conditions. Taking evening primrose oil with phenothiazines may raise the risk of seizures in some people.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get the facts about this supplement and how well it works in treating conditions such as atopic dermatitis.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[1720],"class_list":["post-51060","mayo","type-mayo","status-publish","hentry","tag-evening-primrose-oil-oenothera-biennis-l","content_type-articles"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Evening primrose - Hancock Health<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hancockhealth.org\/fr\/mayo-health-library\/evening-primrose\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"fr_FR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Evening primrose - 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