- evening primrose oil
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oil, extracted from the seeds of the evening primrose, used as a complementary medicine (for example, to relieve premenstrual stress)
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evening primrose oil — noun An essential oil obtained from the seeds of this plant • • • Main Entry: ↑even … Useful english dictionary
Evening primrose oil — A natural source of essential fatty acids (EFOs). Evening primrose oil contains a higher level of arachnoidic acid than some other EFO sources, so people with seizure disorders may wish to avoid its use. * * * oil produced by cold extraction from … Medical dictionary
evening primrose oil — oil pressed from the seeds of the evening primrose plant (Oenothera biennis), which has been used medicinally for centuries. The oil is rich in the polyunsaturated fatty acid linoleic acid (see essential fatty acid), which is also found… … The new mediacal dictionary
evening primrose — ► NOUN ▪ a plant with pale yellow flowers that open in the evening, used for a medicinal oil … English terms dictionary
evening primrose — UK / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms evening primrose : singular evening primrose plural evening primroses biology a plant with yellow flowers that open in the evening. An oil used in herbal medicine is obtained from its seeds … English dictionary
evening primrose — noun Evening primrose is used before these nouns: ↑oil … Collocations dictionary
evening primrose — noun a plant with pale yellow flowers that open in the evening, whose seeds are used for a medicinal oil. [Genus Oenothera: numerous species.] … English new terms dictionary
evening primrose — 1. Oenothera biennis. 2. a preparation of the oil from the seeds of O. biennis; see under oil … Medical dictionary
oil — noun 1 used as fuel/to make machines work smoothly ADJECTIVE ▪ heavy ▪ light ▪ crude ▪ refined ▪ offshore ▪ … Collocations dictionary
Borage seed oil — is derived from the seeds of the Borago officinalis (borage). It is used medicinally as an anti inflammatory, for treating arthritis, as well as certain skin conditions (e.g. atopic dermatitis) and respiratory inflammation. [cite… … Wikipedia
