Mahboubi Mohaddese
Medicinal Plants Research Department, Research and Development, TabibDaru Pharmaceutical Company, Kashan, Iran.
J Menopausal Med. 2019 Aug;25(2):74-82. doi: 10.6118/jmm.18190. Epub 2019 Aug 5.
with the common name of "evening primrose" is containing a valuable fixed oil with commercial name of EPO. Evening primrose oil has two types of omega-6-fatty acid including linoleic acid (60%-80%) and γ-linoleic acid (8%-14%). Essential fatty acids are considered as essential compounds for body health, especially among women. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of evening primrose oil in the management of women ailments. The document was prepared by investigation in scientific articles of electronic resources (Google Scholar, PubMed, Science Direct, Wiley, Scopus, and Springer) by keywords of evening primrose oil and women. The results of our investigations showed that evening primrose oil has been the subject of several clinical studies, including premenstrual syndrome (PMS), hot flash, mastalgia, fibroadenomas, gestational diabetes, cervical ripening, and dilation. The major clinical studies are focused on mastalgia, followed by PMS. The results of studies confirmed the evening primrose oil's efficacy in women health, but the immediate response should not be expected from it, therefore, it should be regularly used up to 4 or 6 months.
俗名为“月见草”的植物含有一种名为月见草油（EPO）的珍贵植物油。月见草油含有两种ω-6脂肪酸，即亚油酸（60%-80%）和γ-亚麻酸（8%-14%）。必需脂肪酸被认为是身体健康的必需化合物，对女性尤为重要。本研究的目的是评估月见草油在治疗女性疾病方面的疗效。该文献是通过在电子资源（谷歌学术、PubMed、科学Direct、Wiley、Scopus和Springer）的科学文章中以月见草油和女性为关键词进行检索而编写的。我们的调查结果表明，月见草油已成为多项临床研究的对象，包括经前综合征（PMS）、潮热、乳房疼痛、纤维腺瘤、妊娠期糖尿病、宫颈成熟和扩张。主要的临床研究集中在乳房疼痛，其次是经前综合征。研究结果证实了月见草油对女性健康的疗效，但不应期望它能立即见效，因此，应持续使用4至六个月。
