Evening Primrose Oil
eBook - ePub

Evening Primrose Oil

  1. 112 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Evening Primrose Oil

About this book

Here is the story of the remarkable evening primrose, and the uses to which the oil from its seeds can be put--one of the major ones being in the treatment of premenstrual tension. It is a story which could turn out to be one of the most fantastic in plant history. Like foxglove (digitalis), cinchona bark (quinine) and rauwolfia (reserpine) it promises to take its place in the hall of fame of plants and herbs with important medicinal properties. But, unlike these other natural products which are on the whole useful for one condition only, the oil of the evening primrose has properties which make it useful for a wide range of conditions

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Dedication
  4. Acknowledgements
  5. Contents
  6. Preface
  7. Introduction
  8. 1. What is the Evening Primrose?
  9. 2. A Unique Botanical Specimen
  10. 3. Essential Fatty Acids
  11. 4. Prostaglandins
  12. 5. Premenstrual Syndrome
  13. 6. Benign Breast Disease
  14. 7. Heart Disease, Vascular Disorders, and High Blood Pressure
  15. 8. Obesity
  16. 9. Eczema, Asthma, Allergies and Cystic Fibrosis
  17. 10. Hyperactive Children
  18. 11. Skin, Hair, Eyes, Mouth and Nails
  19. 12. Rheumatoid Arthritis and other Inflammatory Disorders
  20. 13. Multiple Sclerosis
  21. 14. Schizophrenia
  22. 15. Alcoholism
  23. 16. Cancer
  24. 17. Further Research
  25. Appendix I: Useful Names and Addresses
  26. Appendix II: Capsule Composition
  27. Footnotes
  28. References
  29. By the Same Author
  30. About the Author
  31. About Inner Traditions
  32. Copyright