Evening Primrose Oil

The Evening Primrose (Oenothera biennis) has yellow flowers that bloom in the evening. The oil made from this plant contains gamma-linolenic acid (GLA), an essential fatty acid. Essential fatty acids are required by the body for growth and development, and must be obtained from the diet.

Specifications:

Items	Index	Test Results
Transparency	clear	pass
Color	light yellow to yellow	pass
Odor, flavor	Normal	pass
Relative density mg/ml	0.9212-0.9301	pass
Refractive index	1.4742-1.4796	pass
Acidic value	max 1.0	0.46
Saponification value mg KOH/g	180-200	191
Unsaponifiable matter	0.15-0.2	0.17
Heavy metals	10 ppm	pass
Linoleic Acid (%)	min 70	72.6
y-Linolenic acid (%)	min 10	10.23
a-Linolenic acid (%)	0.31	pass
Other fatty acids (%)	0.84	pass

Packing: 25kg/plastic kettle, 180 kg/iron drum

Latin Name-Oenothera biennis

What it is used for:

Evening primrose oil has been used since the 1930s for eczema (a condition in which the skin becomes inflamed, itchy, or scaly because of allergies or other irritation).
• More recently it has been used for other conditions involving inflammation, such as rheumatoid arthritis.
• Evening primrose oil is used for conditions affecting women's health, such as breast pain associated with the menstrual cycle, menopausal symptoms, and premenstrual syndrome.
• Other conditions for which evening primrose oil is used include cancer and diabetes.

Evening primrose oil is extracted from the seeds of the evening primrose. The oil is usually put into capsules for use.

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