I would like more information on the effects these herbs have on the body and the direct mechanism for relief from symptoms. Does anyone have this infor, or know where I can research for this? Adi ----- Original Message ----- From: Kirsten Blacker <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 12:19 AM Subject: starflower vs EPO > Denise wrote: > " my > sister used to take Evening Primrose Oil, but now she swears by Star Flower > instead. Do you know anything about this?" > > I looked into this at one time because I use EPO myself to manage PMS (for > which my husband is eternally grateful). I believe the main issue is simply > that starflower oil contains a lot more GLA (gamma linoelic acid I think) > than EPO. You can get a much bigger dose from one capsule of starflower than > say 5 of EPO so people prefer it for that. > > Kirsten > > *********************************************** > > To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail > To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) > To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet > All commands go to [log in to unmask] > > The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned > LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) > mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: > http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html > *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html