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Provides micellised *2, bioavailable
cold-pressed evening primrose oil
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DriCelle Evening primrose oil provides
Omega-6 essential fatty acids
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Studies show Essential fatty acids
help maintain the integrity of the skin, heart, circulation and
nerve function
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Studies show GLA is useful pre-menstrually
and for the improvement of joint mobility
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DriCelle Evening Primrose Oil is
vacuum packed to maintain freshness and to protect delicate oils
from oxidation
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DriCelle Evening Primrose Oil, when
mixed into water, produces a palatable tasting effervescent lemon
drink
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Evening Primrose Oil powder is more
convenient than taking large numbers of capsules to deliver desired
nutritional intakes of essential fatty acids
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DriCelle Evening Primrose Oil is
suitable for vegetarians and vegans
Benefits of Evening Primrose Oil
In his book 'Fats and Oils' Udo Erasmus
confirms that "oil of evening primrose has been extensively tested in
double blind trials in hospital settings on several continents, and an
impressive list of its therapeutic successes in many diseases has
accumulated".
He reports that oil of evening primrose
"has been used successfully to lower blood pressure, to lower blood
cholesterol level, and thereby to decrease the risk of cardiovascular
accident (stroke and heart attack)".
He continues "Oil of evening primrose
prevents liver damage due to alcoholism, prevents the withdrawal
symptoms when the habitual use of alcohol is discontinued, and prevents
the hangovers which so often spoil the morning after the party."
He further mentions that "Oil of evening
primrose is a useful adjunct in the treatment of schizophrenia, because
schizophrenics have very low levels of prostaglandin E1, the most
important of several prostaglandins made from GLA. When the level of
prostaglandins increased by the administration of oil of evening
primrose, some improvement was noted, especially in schizophrenics whose
disease had been of less than 5 years' duration."
Udo Erasmus states in his book 'Fats and
Oils' that evening primrose oil has been used for weight loss, because
it increases the metabolic rate, and therefore the burn-off of fat,
without special dieting.
A well-known use for evening primrose oil
has been premenstrual syndrome, particularly breast pain (mastalgia). He
states that it is so effective and so safe, that the doctors who did the
studies in Britain and Wales now use it as the treatment of first choice
for premenstrual breast pain. Other premenstrual symptoms, such as
bloating, irritability and depression are also treated in the UK with
oil of primrose.
1 DriCelle is a unique process that locks
microscopically small droplets of essential fatty acids into a
"micelle", coated first with natural oil of lemon and then with a dry
oligosaccharide powder. The DriCelle process provides the means by which
large doses of essential nutritional oils can be taken in a palatable
form with enhanced absorption and bioavailability.
*2 Micellisation is the dispersion of
micellised fat soluble nutrients to microscopic particles. In this
finely dispersed form, fats and oils are more readily absorbed and
soluble in water.
Research
Ishikawa T, Fujiyama Y, Igarashi O, et al.
Effects of gammalinolenic acid on plasma lipoproteins and
apolipoproteins. Atherosclerosis 1989;75:95-104
Yoshimoto-Furuie K, Yoshimoto K, Tanaka T,
et al. Effects of oral supplementation with evening primrose oil for six
weeks on plasma essential fatty acids and uremic skin symptoms in
hemodialysis patients. Nephron 1999;81:151-9.
Tamimi NA, Mikhail AI, Stevens PE. Role of
gamma-linolenic acid in uraemic pruritus. Nephron 1999;83:170-1
[letter].
Horrobin DF. The importance of gamma-linolenic
acid and prostaglandin E1 in human nutrition and medicine. J
Holistic Med 1981;3:118-39.
Horrobin DF, Manku M, Brush M, et al.
Abnormalities in plasma essential fatty acid levels in women with
pre-menstrual syndrome and with non-malignant breast disease. J Nutr
Med 1991;2:259–64
Manku MS, Horrobin, DF, Morse NL, et al.
Essential fatty acids in the plasma phospholipids of patients with
atopic eczema. Br J Derm 1984;110:643.
Horrobin DF. Essential fatty acids in
clinical dermatology. J Am Acad Dermatol 1989;20:1045–53.
Mansel RE, Pye JK, Hughes LE. Effects of
essential fatty acids on cyclical mastalgia and noncyclical breast
disorders. In Omega-6 Essential Fatty Acids: Pathophysiology and
Roles in Clinical Medicine, ed. DF Horrobin. New York: Alan R Liss,
1990, 557–66.
Keen H, Payan J, Allawi J, et al.
Treatment of diabetic neuropathy with gamma-linolenic acid. Diabetes
Care 1993;16:8–15.
Horrobin DF. Essential fatty acid
metabolism in diseases of connective tissue with special reference to
scleroderma and to Sjogren’s syndrome. Med Hypotheses
1984;14:233–47.
Vaddadi KS, Gilleard CJ. Essential fatty
acids, tardive dyskinesia, and schizophrenia. In Omega-6 Essential
Fatty Acids: Pathophysiology and Roles in Clinical Medicine.
Horrobin DF (ed). New York: Alan R Liss, 1990, 333–43.
Schalin-Karrila M, Mattila L, Jansen CT,
et al. Evening primrose oil in the treatment of atopic eczema: effect on
clinical status, plasma phospholipid fatty acids and circulating blood
prostaglandins. Br J Dermatol 1987;117:11–9
This information is not intended to
replace the advice of a qualified Healthcare Professional.
We always recommend you
check with your health care practitioner or
physician prior to beginning any new supplement or diet program,
especially if you are on any medication, nursing, pregnant or
have any other existing medical condition.
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