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Borage Seed Oil Treatment Report
Category: Supplements
What is Borage Seed Oil?
Borage Seed Oil has the highest concentration of gamma linolenic acid (GLA), an Omega-6 essential fatty acid. GLA converts to a hormone-like substance called prostaglandin E1 (PGE1) which has anti-inflammatory properties and may act as a blood thinner and blood vessel dilator improving blood flow.
Reported Purpose & Efficacy
| Purpose | # of patients |
# of patients with evaluations
Efficacy
|
Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| anti-oxidant | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Support nutritional health | 1 | 0 | |||||
| General health | 1 | 1 |
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| Hot flashes | 1 | 0 |
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Reported Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 1 |  |
Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼
Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼
Adherence
Taking treatment as prescribed
Adherence of Borage Seed Oil
Always |
0 | 0% |
|
|---|---|---|---|
Usually |
1 | 100% |
|
Sometimes |
0 | 0% |
|
Never |
0 | 0% |
|
Burden
Difficulty being on treatment
Burden of Borage Seed Oil
Very |
0 | 0% |
|
|---|---|---|---|
Somewhat |
0 | 0% |
|
A little |
0 | 0% |
|
Not at all |
1 | 100% |
|
Cost
Paid out of pocket
Cost of Borage Seed Oil
$200+ |
0 | 0% |
|
|---|---|---|---|
$100-199 |
0 | 0% |
|
$50-99 |
0 | 0% |
|
$25-49 |
0 | 0% |
|
< $25 |
1 | 100% |
|
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Report created on February 11, 2012.