Evening Primrose Oil
Evening primrose oil is mainly from the seeds of evening primrose. The low temperature cold pressing, natural
evening primrose oil with pale yellow, about 90% of unsaturated fatty Acid, is one of the most abundant content
of about 70% Linoleic Acid, Linoleic Acid, LA) and 7 ~ 10% GLA.Due to LA and GLA are highly saturated fatty
acids (including more double bonds), oil has a high degree of stability, easy to function and the oxidation with air,
therefore, on the market, for the most part of evening primrose oil, add a small amount of vitamin E, for the stable quality of antioxidants.
Description of Evening Primrose
Evening Primrose Latin name Oenothera Biennis L.Evening Primrose grow in Northeast,North,East,Middle south
and southwest of china,and it Originating in South America.In the July and August,fruit of evening Primrose is ripe.
Index of Evening Primrose Oil
Product: Evening Primrose Oil
Plant Source: Oenothera Biennis L.
Physical/Chemical Specification:
Test | Limit |
Appearance | A clear bright yellow oil with |
characteristic taste and odor | |
Acid Value | NMT 2.0 mg KOH/g |
Peroxide Value | NMT 10.0 meq/kg |
Unsaponifiable Matter | NMT 2.0% |
Moisture and Volatiles | NMT 0.20% |
Gardner Color | NMT 5 |
Cold test | Clear after 5.5 hours at 0 Celsius |
Lead | NMT 0.20 ppm |
Arsenic | NMT 0.20 ppm |
Cadmium | NMT 0.20 ppm |
Mercury | NMT 0.20 ppm |
Fatty Acid Profile(GC A/A) | |
C16:0 Palmitic | 4.0-10.0% |
C18:0 Stearic | 0.5-4.0% |
C18:1 Oleic | 4.0-15.0% |
C18:2 Linoleic | 65.0-85.0% |
C18:3 Gamma-Linolenic | 9.0-10.0% |
Others | 0-3.0% |
Packaging: 190 kg net HDPE/iron drums and purged with nitrogen. Storage: Stored in a cool and dry place,
protected from light, heat.
Shelf Life: The shelf life is two years in the original standard 190 kg package. Once opened the shelf life of the
oil is limited by temperature and light and oxygen exposure.
Function of Evening Primrose Oil
1.Reduce blood fat and atherosclerosis: evening primrose oil, 5 ml/kg lavage can decrease the high fat diet induced
rat serum total cholesterol, low density lipoprotein cholesterol and low density lipoprotein cholesterol levels rise;And
can significantly increase high density lipoprotein cholesterol levels.Of rabbit with cholesterol and lard of hyperlipide
mia and atherosclerosis,Evening primrose oil, 0.1 to 0.3 ml/kg lavage 8 weeks;Evening primrose oil, fatty acid sodium
salt of 4.1 g/kg, 150 day continuous lavage, visible form significantly reduce animal aortic plaques, evening primrose
oil, the inhibition rate of 47.6%.
2.Lose weight:Evening primrose oil, 0.3 1 ml/kg, for eight weeks to fill the stomach, can prevent subcutaneous injection of highdose monosodium glutamate (3 mg/g weight) the hypothalamus of rats caused by obesity.Lower animal blood three acyl glycerin, increase high density lipoprotein cholesterol;Glutamic acid and can inhibit the increase ofsodium,fat cells, enlargement of intestinal villus, to adjust the gastrointestinal absorption function, reduce the effectof the accumulation of body fat.
3.Anti-fatty liver:Evening primrose oil, 0.3 ml/kg, and 5% sodium 2 ml/kg and 5% sodium 6 ml/kg lavage for
methionine induced rats with fatty liver, evening primrose oil and sodium salt has good resistance to fatty liver.Signif
icantly reduce the three acyl glycerol content in the fatty liver, inhibit the occurrence of fatty liver.
4.Antiarrhythmic: Evening primrose oil and its sodium salt of aconitine induced arrhythmia in rats ,poison lanatoside
glycosides induced arrhythmia in guinea pigs and arrhythmia induced bybarium chloride the rabbit has significant co
ntrol effect , especially for barium chlorideinduced arrhythmia in the most prominent role
5.Anti-inflammatory: Evening primrose oil significantly inhibit inflammation caused by a variety of inflammatory
agent, evening primrose oil, 2-4 ml/kg lavage on mouse ear swelling caused by dimethylbenzene, in normal rats
and rats to adrenal carageen glue and histamine, prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), heat resistance, formaldehyde, such as ny
statin foot swelling, have Obvious inhibitory effect.Inhibiting the release of PGE and PGE histamine,inflammatory,inh
ibition of slow release of peptide stabilize lysosomal membrane.
6.Other effects:Evening primrose oil, platelet aggregation, prevent thrombosis,evening primrose oil, the final concent
ration of 1.80 u/ml to use adenosine diphosphate (ADP) of rabbit platelet aggregation induced by the inhibition rate
off 41.8% plus or minus 6.9%, 50.0 + / – 6.3% respectively.Liver lipid peroxidation in mice has obvious inhibitory eff
ect;Can obviously enhance the vitality of catalase in blood of mice.Evening primrose oil, 0.8 g/kg, lavage 1 times a day
90days can make the chronic renal failure rats reduced the volume of urine protein, urine protein selectively improve
slow blood muscle of phenol levels rise, pathological changes is lighter.These changes, and blood cholesterol levels
drop, prostaglandin E2 was found in the kidney tissues and 6 – ketone -prostaglandin F1 alpha levels consistent.
Application of Evening Primrose Oil:Healthy food,evening primrose oil softgel
Packing of Evening Primrose Oil: 190KG/drum