medicinal plant, evening primrose is a Bright yellow, fragrant, cup-shaped flowers appear on 7-inch-tall plants in spring or early summer, opening each evening after sunset and closing before noon the following day. Botany Oenothera Biennis., a wildflower on the East USA coast. The seed is pressed to yield an oil. Chemistry Seed contains about 14% oil of which half is gamma linolenic acid (GLA); this is a omega –6 essential fatty acid.

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2. Evening Primrose Oil
Bright yellow, fragrant, cup-shaped flowers appear on 7-inch-
tall plants in spring or early summer, opening each evening after
sunset and closing before noon the following day.
Botany
Oenothera Biennis., a wildflower on the East USAcoast. The seed
is pressed to yield an oil.
Chemistry
Seed contains about 14% oil of which half is gamma linolenic acid
(GLA); this is a omega –6 essential fatty acid.
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3. History
 Evening Primrose was first used by Native Americans to
speed wound healing .
 Cherokee Indians heated the plant’s root and applied it to
hemorrhoids.
 Introduced to Europeans in the 17th century .
Fun fact
During World War II, the seeds of the evening primrose were
roasted and used as a coffee substitute because of food rationing.
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5.  Cyclic mastalgia
 Premenstrual Syndrom (PMS)
 Diabetic neuropathy
 Vitamin E
 Eczema
 Arthritis
 Fatigue
 Digestive
 Asthma
 Weight loss, and many others
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6. GLA, is the active ingredient in EPO, can be
found in small amounts in a variety of food
sources. However it is most concentrated in
plain oils such as EPO and borage oil.
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7. Most people will tolerate EPO without complications. But keep
in mind that there have been reports of side effect such as:
 Headaches
 Stomach upset
 Nausea
 Increase the risk of bleeding among people who take
anticoagulant and antiplatelet medication.
 Raise risk of seizures as well as serious nausea and
vomiting for people taking a class of drug knows as
phenothiazines (These drug used to treat psyschotic
disorder)
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8. People should be especially cautious about taking EPO if
they have: -Bleeding disorder
-Seizure disorder
 People who take medication to low blood pressure, EPO
may cause further drop in pressure.
 Pregnant women should not take EPO cause of the
potential for complications.
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9. ֎ EPO treat the symptoms of PMS
because of its essential fatty
acid contents.
֎ Getting enough omega-6 fatty
acids(LA & GLA),
 Support overall hormonal
function within the body.
 Reduce PMS symptoms
 Create a healthy
environment for
contraception
 Help to loss weight
 Produce balanced hormones
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10. ֎ Omega-6 fatty acids that
are found in EPO are
necessary for production
& synthesis of
prostaglandin E.
֎ Prostaglandins helps
to control the
regulation of
hormones & manage
the proper cell growth.
֎ EPO use to prepare the
cervix for labor.
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11. ֎ Omega-3 fatty acid(GLA)
 Increase the
production of cervical
mucus.
 Cervical fluid is vital
for allowing the
sperm to swim freely
through the cervix.
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12. ֎ Omega-6 fatty acids that
are present in EPO help
 Regulate your
hormone levels &
cure hormonal acne
issues.
 It also play a role in
cell structure,
improving nerve fx &
promoting skin
elasticity.
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13. ֎ Essential omega-6
fatty(GLA) can be highly
effective in the fight
against hair loss.
 Female hair
loss generally
due to:
o Stress
o Hormone imbalance
o Thyroid conditions
o Toxic exposure
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14. ֎ EPO treat skin
conditions
such as:
 Eczema
 Psoriasis
 Atopicdermatitis
֎ Help with age-related
structural & fx changes
in skin tissues such
as:
 Redness
 Firmness
 Roughness
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15. EPO treat:
֎ Rheumatoidarthritis
֎ a significant
improvement of disease-
related symptoms,
including pain &
morning stiffness .
(94% who got EPO
reported)
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16. ֎ EPO treat hormonal
issues.
֎ Taking EPO + (Fish Oil &
calcium), seems to:
 Decrease
bone loss
 Increase
bone
density
In elderly
people with
osteoporosis
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