Evening Primrose Oil or EPO promotes fertility because it improves by improving the quality of cervical fluid, making the mucus a more fertile hospitable medium for the sperm. This aids the sperm to swim through the uterus and into the fallopian tube , and to the egg. Cervical fluid of good quality also helps the sperm to stay alive for up to five days inside the fallopian tube, thus increasing the chance of conception.
Evening Primrose Oil's healing properties is largely attributed to it's its high concentration of the essential fatty acid known as gamma-linolenic acid (GLA).This fatty acid is converted to prostaglandin E1, a substance which has anti-inflammatory properties. Prostaglandin E1 may also act as a blood thinner and blood vessel dilator. The A lack of GLA is thought to cause premenstrual syndrome. Evening Primrose Oil can help in relieving the discomforts that occur with premenstrual syndrome because it replaces replenishes the gamma linolenic acid (GLA).
Evening Primrose oil is also used as treatment for other disorders including asthma, high cholesterol, diabetic neuropathy, heart disease and arthritis.
