Dosage · Supplement
Evening Primrose Oil (GLA): dosage and how to take it
Standardized GLA daily.
- Overall grade
- Grade C
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How much to take
Standardized GLA dose daily, given several weeks.
Timing & separation
There are no strict timing conflicts on record for Evening Primrose Oil (GLA); consistency matters more than the exact hour for most goals.
Why the dose is what it is
GLA feeds anti-inflammatory prostaglandin pathways.
Bottom line
Popular for PMS and skin, weak on hard evidence. Low-risk to trial; temper expectations.
How it is used
As the entry records it, from the studies it summarises. Not a recommendation for you — doses that suit a trial population may not suit you.
- Standard
- Standardized GLA daily.
Goes with
- Evening Primrose Oil (GLA)Full Evening Primrose Oil (GLA) monographEvidence grade C
Related reading
Entries that share this one's tags or conditions.
- DIM (Diindolylmethane): dosage and how to take it100–200 mg/day.Evidence grade C
- Evening Primrose Oil (GLA) for PMSEvidence grade C — InconsistentEvidence grade C
- Vitex (Chasteberry): dosage and how to take it~40 mg standardized daily, 2–3 cycles.Evidence grade B
- Black Cohosh: dosage and how to take it~40 mg standardized daily.Evidence grade C
Sources
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