Benefits of Onagra Oil (Evening primrose oil)
May 13th, 2008 by admin
Onagra oil comes from onagra or primrose (Oenothera biennis and Oenothera lamarkiana), a plant from North America with medicinal properties. The oil is obtained from their seeds put under pressure in cold. This oil has a very good nutritional profile, it is very rich in poliinsaturated essential fatty acids: linoleic acid (70 %) and gamma-linolenic acid (10 %), both of the series of Omega 6 fatty acids, important precursors of diverse cellular mediators that are indispensable for the correct operation and stability of cellular membranes in our organism. They are also essential for the proper development of the nervous system, hormonal system and the regulation of the coagulation processes.
They are also precursors of the eicosanoids (prostaglandins, tromboxanes, leucotrienes and hidroxiacids), which regulate a myriad if important biological processes during all our life. In addition, onagra oil contains oleic acid in smaller proportion (a monoinsaturated fatty acid).
The essential fatty acids, the ones that can not be synthesized by our organism, must be gotten up with the diet. When the diet lacks these essential fatty acids, affections in the heart, circulatory system, skin, the immune system, the reproductive apparatus and the nervous system are likely to appear.
Some properties and benefits of the onagra oil
- Regularizes anomalies or deficit of essential fatty acids
- Alleviates the symptoms of eccema
- Improves the prostate upheavals
- Reduces the cholesterol levels, without causing side effects, reducing the advance of atherosclerosis
- Reduces problems of arthritis and arthrosis by inhibiting the inflammatory processes
- Improves the responses of the immune system
- Eliminates the mucous dryness of eyes and mouth
- Balances the behavior in hyperactive children
- Regulates the liberation and action of the neurotransmitters of the nervous system
- Improves acne, dandruff, nails and hairloss
- Alleviates to the symptoms of the premenstrual syndrome (breast pain, mood, irritability, headache and retention of liquids) thanks to the stimulation of prostaglandins
- Alleviates the symptoms of the menopause (retention of liquids, hot flashes, dryness, etc.)
- Prevents cutaneous aging, hydrating the skin and favoring elasticity
- Reduces the arterial hypertension through vasodilator action and prevents blood clots
Presentation and dose
Comes in capsules that also contains vitamins to avoids its oxidation. The capsules usually contain 500 and 1000 mg. Their dose depends on each patient and is recommended by the doctor or nutritionist.
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