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Evening primrose — Ingredient · Foodgeist

What science says

compound effect

“Under these conditions, the rapeseed oil and evening primrose oil shortened the survival time by approximately 40% as compared with n-3 fatty acid-rich perilla and fish oil.”

rapeseed oil and evening primrose oil → shorten → survival time by approximately 40%

Unusual effects of some vegetable oils on the survival time of stroke‐prone spontaneous...DOI →1997DOI

compound effect

“Compared to the Placebo group (29%), the group receiving the mixture of evening primrose oil and fish oil containing Gamma-linolenic acid (GLA), Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), and Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) had a significantly lower incidence of edema (13%, p = 0.004).”

evening primrose oil and fish oil → reduces → incidence of edema

Effects of a Combination of Evening Primrose Oil (Gamma Linolenic Acid) and Fish Oil (E...DOI →1992DOI

nutrition finding

“Feeding the OO, EPO or MO diets significantly suppressed proliferation of mesenteric lymph node lymphocytes compared with feeding the LF, HCO or SO diets.”

olive oil, evening primrose oil, or menhaden (fish) oil diets → significantly suppress → mesenteric lymph node lymphocyte proliferation

The effect of dietary lipid manipulation on rat lymphocyte subsets and proliferation.1994

compound effect

“The 50% inhibition of enzymes activity showed that aminopeptidase N (APN) was the enzyme affected to the greatest extent with IC50 at the level of 2.8 microg/mL and 2.9 microg/mL for aqueous and 30% isopropanolic extracts, respectively.”

defatted evening primrose seed extracts → inhibit → aminopeptidase N (APN)

Novel Biological Properties of <i>Oenothera paradoxa</i> Defatted Seed Extracts: Effect...DOI →2008DOI

compound effect

“The activity of neutral endopeptidase (NEP) was quite strongly inhibited by the extracts as well.”

defatted evening primrose seed extracts → inhibit → neutral endopeptidase (NEP)

Novel Biological Properties of <i>Oenothera paradoxa</i> Defatted Seed Extracts: Effect...DOI →2008DOI