BioCare DriCelle Evening Primrose Oil Powder

The DriCelle process provides allows large doses of essential nutritional oils to be taken in a palatable powder form with enhanced absorption and bio-availability. DriCelle EPO provides 90mg of GLA gamma linolenic acid.

Additional Information

DriCelle® Evening Primrose Oil mixed into water produces a pleasant tasting effervescent lemon drink
More convenient than taking large numbers of capsules
DriCelle® Evening Primrose Oil provides Omega-6 essential fatty acids in the form of micellised, bioavailable cold-pressed evening primrose oil
Essential fatty acids help support skin, heart, circulation and nerve function
GLA may support hormones pre-menstrually
Contains additional antioxidants vitamin E and vitamin C to enhance stability, and is vacuum packed to maintain freshness and protect the delicate oils from oxidation
Suitable for children from 2 years of age
BioCare Dricell Evening Primrose Oil is suitable for Children, during Pregnancy, whilst breastfeeding, for Vegetarians and Vegans

Product Information per Daily Intake
DriCelle Evening Primrose Oil 660mg - providing approx.

90 mg linolenic acid (GLA)
Vitamin C 90mg
Vitamin E 90 iu 60mg
vitamin B2 4mg

Ingredients:
Fructose, Potato Maltodextrin, Modified Tapioca Starch, Evening Primrose Oil, Potassium Bicarbonate, Lemon Puree, Citric Acid, Vitamin C (as Ascorbic Acid), Vitamin E (as D-Alpha Tocopherol Acetate), Lemon Oil, Antioxidants (Ascorbic Acid, Ascorbyl Palmitate & Natural Mixed Tocopherols), Vitamin B2 (as Riboflavin-5-Phosphate Sodium), Sunflower Oil.

Recommended Intake
One scoop (approx 4 grams) mixed in water, juice or milk taken daily with food or as professionally directed. For children aged 2-4:1/4 scoop daily, aged 5-13:1/2 scoop daily.

Warnings
Not suitable for individuals taking anti-blood clotting medication such as Warfarin, Coumarin or Heparin
Not suitable for individuals suffering from epilepsy

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.

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

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Over the years, BioCare has been the first to introduce into the United Kingdom, and in some cases the world, a number of new and exciting nutrition ingredients, products and manufacturing processes.

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Essential Fatty Acids

Fatty acids are the basic structural units of lipids, which are dietary fats. The body can synthesize many fatty acids, but those that cannot be manufactured in adequate amounts must be obtained from the diet. These are called essential fatty acids (EFAs).

Fatty acids are classified as saturated, monosaturated or polyunsaturated – depending on the amount of hydrogen in the basic carbon chain of the molecule.

(The process of ‘hydrogenation’ – hydrogenated vegetable oil – involves adding hydrogen to the molecule to make a polyunsaturated, liquid oil, into a saturated, solid oil, such as margarine).

Many nutritionists and scientists report Americans consume too much omega-6 fatty acids and under-consume omega-3 fatty acids. (The terms omega-3 and omega-6 refer to the location of the first double bond in the carbon atom of the fatty acid molecule.) Including more omega-3-rich foods such as fish in the diet and decreasing the consumption of omega-6 foods such as some hydrogenated oils, may help maintain proper hormonal balance and overall health and wellness.

Essential fatty acids may help:

Balance hormone production, immunity and cardiovascular health.
Maintain the structure and function of the cellular and sub-cellular membranes.
Regulate cholesterol transport, degradation and removal from the body.
Balance prostaglandins – hormone-like substances that promote smooth muscle contractions, regulate blood pressure, regulate gastric secretions, and impact other hormones – through a series of enzyme-dependent reactions.
Support normal growth, especially of blood vessels and nerves.
Keep skin and other tissue youthful and supple by lubricating abilities.

EFAs are most abundant in fish oils and unadulterated seed oils, such as canola, sunflower and safflower oils. Flaxseed oil is an exceptional oil, containing both omega-3 and omega-6 in appreciable amounts. Cold saltwater fatty fish – such as herring, haddock, cod, mackerel, and salmon – are also rich in omega-3 polyunsaturates and serve as the source of fish oil supplements.

The most important fatty acids are linoleic acid, linolenic acid, gamma linolenic acid (GLA), eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA).

Omega 6 and omega 3 oils may not be suitable for individuals taking anti-blood clotting drugs such as Warfarin, Coumarin and Heparin.

GLA (Evening Primrose Oil) may not be suitable for people suffering from epilepsy. BioCare DriCelle Evening Primrose Oil Powder

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