Rainbow Health Evening Primrose Oil

Each Capsule contains:1000mg Evening primrose oil and 10mg Vitamin E.
Providing: Gamma Linolenic acid (GLA) 90mg
Gelatine capsules.

Information on Evening Primrose Oil
Evening primrose oil is an oil rich in essential fatty acids polyunsaturated fats that are as essential as vitamins and minerals for the maintenance of good health. The oil contains 74 percent linolenic acid (LA) and 8-10 percent gamma linolenic acid (GLA). Although other oils such as borage oil and black currant oil contain higher amounts of GLA, evening primrose oil is by far the most popular.  

Under ideal conditions, the body uses LA to produce GLA. In turn, GLA is used to produce beneficial hormone-like compounds called prostaglandins. Specifically, GLA is used to produce series one prostaglandins such as prostaglandin E1 (PGE1).

Prostaglandins affect the function of virtually every system in the body  these molecules are used in the regulation of inflammation, pain, blood pressure, fluid balance, and blood clotting. Prostaglandins also affect hormone production and function.

The key to understanding the important need for supplementing with oils rich in GLA, such as evening primrose oil, is that many of us cannot convert LA to GLA efficiently. Dietary deficiencies, disease conditions, processed oils, trans fatty acids, heated oils, alcohol, aging, viral infections and sugar consumption block, slow down, or interfere with the enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of LA to GLA.  Supplementing with evening primrose oil can enrich the body's GLA supply and restore the production of beneficial prostaglandins derived from GLA. Research completed over the last 20 years has confirmed that supplementation with evening primrose oil has beneficial effects in numerous diseases and conditions.