Borage seed oil capsules

Borage seed oil capsules

17,60

60 soft gel capsules x 510 mg

 Caution: Keep out of the reach of small children. The recommended daily doses should not be exceeded. A dietary supplement is not a substitute or replacement for a balanced diet. It is important to adhere to a balanced and varied diet and healthy lifestyle. Check with your doctor before using this product, especially if you are pregnant, nursing, have existing medical conditions or are taking prescription medications.

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  1. Skin protection – the effect of borage oil as a dietary supplement had a positive effect on improving skin barrier function, reducing transepidermal water loss and reducing itchy skin (a study conducted on 29 people with an average age of 68.7 years over 2 months).1
  2. Acne – by the action of omega-3 fatty acids and alpha-linolenic fatty acid from borage oil, inflammatory acne lesions were significantly reduced (study conducted on 45 subjects with an average age of 23.7 years divided into 3 groups over 10 weeks).2
  3. Asthma – taking borage oil as a dietary supplement resulted in suppression of asthma symptoms including cough, dyspnea, wheezing, nocturnal symptoms and improved asthma control (a study of 38 subjects with asthma with a mean age of 46 years over a month).3
  4. Protection against cardiovascular disease – taking borage oil, rich in gamma-linolenic fatty acid, has a beneficial effect on improving dyslipidemia in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (a study conducted on 156 patients with an average age of 59 years with rheumatoid arthritis for 18 months).4

Literature:
1Brosche T., Platt D. (2000) Effect of borage oil consumption on fatty acid metabolism, transepidermal water loss and skin parameters in elderly people. Arch. Gerontol Geriatrics. 30: 139150.
2Jung, J. Y., Kwon, H. H., Hong, J. S., Yoon, J. Y., Park, M. S. (2014) Effect of dietary supplementation with omega-3 fatty acid and gamma-linolenic acid on acne vulgaris: A Randomised, Doubleblind, Controlled Trial. Acta. Derm. Venereol. 94: 521525.
3Mirsadraee, M., Moghaddam, S.K., Saeedi, P. (2016 ) Effect of Borago officinalis extract on moderate persistent asthma: a phase two randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial. Tanaffos. 15(3): 168-174.
4Olendzki, C. B., Leung, K., Van Buskirk, S., Reed, G., Zurier, R.B. (2011) Treatment of rheumatoid arthritis with marine and botanical oils: influence on serum lipids. Evid. Based Complement. Alternat. Med.2011;2011:827286.

Ingredients

cold-pressed borage seed oil (Borago officinalis) 500 mg, vitamin E (α-tocopherol) 10 mg / other ingredients: gelatin (fish), glycerol, water

Suggested use

As a dietary supplement for adults, take one (1) soft gel 2 times daily, preferably with a meal.

Do you know?

It contains GLA (gamma-linolenic polyunsaturated fatty acid) and SDA (stearidonic fatty acid) which have anti-inflammatory effects, maintain hormonal balance and can alleviate milder forms of chronic skin diseases such as eczema, psoriasis and acne. It naturally contains vitamins (A, D, E and K) and minerals (potassium and calcium).

Borage oil is the richest source of GLA, much richer than the well-known evening primrose oil.

From bristly stems of blue star-shaped flowers, almost all parts of the borage plant have been used for centuries for their medicinal properties and as a food flavor. As early as the seventeenth century, Europeans mixed borage leaves and flowers into a wine known for soothing boredom and dispelling melancholy.