Evening Primrose Oil
By (Author) Judy Graham
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- Pages: 112
- Book Size: 5.25 x 8.5
- ISBN-13: 9780892812882
- Imprint: Healing Arts Press
- On Sale Date: March 1, 1989
- Format: Paperback 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. Unlike most 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, among them: MS, arthritis, vascular problems, and PMS.
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
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
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction
1. What is the Evening Primrose?
2. A Unique Botanical Specimen
3. Essential Fatty Acids
4. Prostaglandins
5. Premenstrual Syndrome
6. Benign Breast Disease
7. Heart Disease, Vascular Disorders, and High Blood Pressure
8. Obesity
9. Eczema, Asthma, Allergies and Cystic Fibrosis
10. Hyperactive Children
11. Skin, Hair, Eyes, Mouth and Nails
12. Rheumatoid Arthritis and other Inflammatory Disorders
13. Multiple Sclerosis
14. Schizophrenia
15. Alcoholism
16. Cancer
17. Further Research
Appendix I: Useful Names and Addresses
Appendix II: Capsule Composition
References
Index
Judy Graham is an English author who has had Multiple Sclerosis for 20 years, but by following a variety of self-help techniques she has succeeded in stabilizing her condition and continues to work as a free-lance journalist in TV, radio, and the press.
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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
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
