evening primrose oil

noun

1. an oil, obtained from the seeds of the evening primrose, that is claimed to stimulate the production of prostaglandins

Example Sentences

One capsule’s evening primrose oil and “good mood complex”, it read, “may support balanced hormone levels as well as the brain’s ‘happy’ neurotransmitters serotonin and dopamine.

From The Guardian

Ms Hill said Bear was now too "spiky" to massage, but his baths would continue and he had Evening Primrose Oil added to his food to help his skin.

From BBC

“Every parent battles with this,” says Kate Solomon, founder of Babo Botanicals, a line of “vegan” hair care products that includes an 8 oz bottle of Smoothing Detangling Spray with Berry and Evening Primrose Oil for $14.

From Wall Street Journal

Pick gives her patients multivitamins, turmeric, evening primrose oil and fish oil – all of which might alleviate PMS symptoms.

From US News

Jurlique Rose Moisture Plus Daily Moisture Balancing Serum with Antioxidant Complex contains green tea extract, along with evening primrose oil, which is loaded with Omega 6 essential fatty acids and antioxidants to rebalance dehydration, and rose hip fruit oil, a lightweight multitasker rich in essential fatty acids like linoleic and linolenic acids.

From Forbes