Evening Primrose Oil

Description

Evening Primrose Oil
 

• Botany: Oenothera biennis (Common evening primrose or Evening star) is a species of Oenothera native to eastern and central North America, from New found land west to Alberta, southeast to Florida, and southwest to Texas, and widely naturalized elsewhere intemperate and subtropical regions.
• Description:
• Latin Name: Oenothera biennis
• Manufacturing process: Extracted by Cold-pressed method from the seeds of the herb Oenothera biennis
• Appearance: Clear yellowish oily liquid, characteristic odor. 
• Specification: GLA 9%, *0% 
• CAS No.: *********3
• Active constituents:
• Evening primrose oil (EPO), contain gamma linolenic acid (GLA), a fatty acid that the body converts to a hormone-like substance called prostaglandin E1 (PGE1), which has anti-inflammatory properties and may also act as a blood thinner and blood vessel dilator.
• Application:
• Pharmaceutical.
• Nutriceutical.
• Cosmetics.
• Weight management.
• Functional food ingredients. 
• Traditionally evening primrose had been used as a soothing remedy for coughs associated with colds. It has also been used for mental depression, its effectiveness perhaps due to a stimulating effect on the liver, spleen, and digestive apparatus. It can also be made into an ointment useful for rashes and other skin irritations. The entire plant is edible.
• Evening Primrose Oil is useful for the treatment of: Atherosclerosis, Attention Deficit Disorder, Diabetes, Eczema, Fibrocystic Breast Disease, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS).