July 9th, 2009
PRECAUTIONS 
Women and mothers care should avoid using supplements of borage oil. Those with a history of disorders of complex partial seizure, such as temporal lobe epilepsy, should avoid using borage oil. Similarly, those with other types of schizophrenic disorders and referral are treated with certain neuroleptic drugs, such as aliphatic phenothiazines (eg chlorpromazine), which can lower the seizure threshold should avoid using the borage oil. Because of the possible antithrombique borage oil, those with hemophilia or other bleeding diathesis and those taking warfarin should exercise care in using this supplement. Supplementation with borage oil should be stopped before any surgical procedure.
Because of its possible inhibition of lymphocyte function, those with immune deficiency disorders, such as AIDS, should exercise care in the use of borage oil. Read the rest of this entry »
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July 9th, 2009
DESCRIPTION 
From borage oil is derived from seeds of the borage plant (Borago officinalis of), a member of the family Boraginaceae. Borage oil, also known as oil starflower oil and borage seed, is a rich source of gamma-linolenic acid to long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid (GLA). The possible health benefits of borage oil are attributed to GLA. GLA is an unusual constituent of living matter and is found in very few factories. These include, in addition to the borage, the biennial Oenothera, blackcurrant and hemp. The amount of GLA in borage oil, as a percentage of total content of fatty acids, extends about 20% to 27%. Typical supplements borage oil contain approximately 24% GLA.
GLA is a fatty acid n-6 long chain polyunsaturated cis. It is composed of 18 carbon atoms and three double bonds. GLA is also known as GLA, 18:3 n-6 acid gamolenic. Chemically, it is known as 6, 9, the 12 octadecatrienoic acid (Z, Z, Z) - 6 9, 12 octadecatrienoic acid and cis-6, cis-9 acid, cis-12-octadecatrienoic . GLA is present in borage oil in the form of triglycerides. GLA is concentrated in the sn-2 position in triglycerides. Read the rest of this entry »
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July 8th, 2009
The Corob (Jessenia polycarpa Karst) is a plant indigenous to the Cedeno Municipality, Bolivar State, Venezuela, whose fruit is part of the culinary tradition of the region. The objective of this research was to characterize the physico-chemically in the seed oil of Corob so to establish their possible use. For this, seeds were used to separate mature fruits, which were analyzed for their proximate composition, remain the same: 10.16 ± 0.04% moisture, 58.21 ± 0.04% fat, crude fiber 21.64 ± 0.07%, ash 2.21 ± 0.09%. The oil was extracted with organic solvent (n-hexane) and was identified: iodine value (5.78 ± 0.04 cg I2 / g), peroxide (1.22 ± 0.04 meq O2/kg) , free acidity (0.255% as lauric acid), refractive index at 20 ° C (1.4515), phosphorus content (115.5 ± 4.9 ppm), the profile of fatty acids presented to lauric acid (41.75 %) as major component. The study conducted at the oil obtained from the seeds of Corob that can be considered as a potential substitute for coconut and palm oils.
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1. VIRGIN OLIVE OIL. Oils, obtained from the fruit of the olive tree solely by mechanical or other