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A member asked:
How are evening primose oil and vitamin b6 different?
4 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Much!: Primrose oil is not a vitamin, but an oil, albeit with some health benefits. Not essential for life. Pyridoxine (b6) is a vitamin and is essential for life, and has some benefits at higher than mdr doses!
Answered 6/8/2013
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Essential oil, vit.: Evening primrose oil is a great source of gamma-linolenic acid (gla), an essential omega 6 fatty acid necessary for good health, but there are many other sources of gla as well. Vit b6 is an essential b vit. That is needed by over 100 different enzymes in our bodies-see http://ods.Od.Nih.Gov/factsheets/vitaminb6-healthprofessional/ & http://www.Umm.Edu/altmed/articles/gamma-linolenic-000305.Htm.
Answered 6/9/2013
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