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Borage Oil: study protocols

13 study groups say how much Borage Oil participants took a day. These are the doses the studies gave. They are not a recommendation.

Borage Oil: what the research found →

Dose per serving from products

251 products in our catalogue print how much Borage Oil a serving holds.

Most common: 500 mg to 1 g, 36% of 251 products.

Dose per servingProducts
50 mg or less
13
50 mg to 100 mg
9
100 mg to 250 mg
37
250 mg to 500 mg
51
500 mg to 1 g
91
1 g to 2.5 g
50

Dose per serving from research

12 study groups in 7 studies say how much Borage Oil participants took a day.

These are the doses the studies gave. They are not a recommendation.

Most common: 1 g to 2.5 g and 2.5 g to 5 g, 33% of 12 study groups each.

Daily doseStudy groups
250 mg or less
1
250 mg to 500 mg
2
500 mg to 1 g
1
1 g to 2.5 g
4
2.5 g to 5 g
4

Commonly used together

3 of 13 study groups took Borage Oil with something else, but nothing that 3 or more different studies gave.

13 study groups

Study
Gamma-linolenate reduces weight regain in formerly obese humans
2007 · GLA group · formerly obese humans following major weight loss
5 g1 year25
Gamma-linolenate reduces weight regain in formerly obese humans
2007 · Control-GLA · formerly obese humans following major weight loss who crossed over from control oil to GLA
5 g90 weeks14
Gamma-linolenate reduces weight regain in formerly obese humans
2007 · GLA-GLA · formerly obese humans following major weight loss who continued GLA after the initial study
5 g90 weeks9
Pilot study of dietary fatty acid supplementation in the treatment of adult periodontitis
2003 · borage oil 3000 mg daily · Adults with periodontitis
3 g12 weeks—
Effect of dietary supplementation with omega-3 fatty acid and gamma-linolenic acid on acne vulgaris: a randomised, double-blind, controlled trial
2014 · γ-linoleic acid group · Participants with mild to moderate acne; age and sex not reported
400 mg10 weeks—
Suppression of leukotriene B4 generation by ex-vivo neutrophils isolated from asthma patients on dietary supplementation with gammalinolenic acid-containing borage oil: possible implication in asthma
2004 · borage oil group · Patients aged 16–75 with mild-to-moderate persistent asthma; men and women
2 g1 year19
Pilot study of dietary fatty acid supplementation in the treatment of adult periodontitis
2003 · fish oil 1500 and borage oil 1500 mg daily · Adults with periodontitis
1.5 g12 weeks—
The influence of different combinations of gamma-linolenic, stearidonic and eicosapentaenoic acids on the fatty acid composition of blood lipids and mononuclear cells in human volunteers
2004 · GLA-only oil blend · Healthy young males
2 g12 weeks—
Intervention with flaxseed and borage oil supplements modulates skin condition in women
2009 · borage oil group · Women; age range and health condition not specified
2.2 g12 weeks—
Essential fatty acids in breast milk of atopic mothers: comparison with non-atopic mothers, and effect of borage oil supplementation
2000 · low dosage · Lactating atopic mothers
230 mg7 days10
Essential fatty acids in breast milk of atopic mothers: comparison with non-atopic mothers, and effect of borage oil supplementation
2000 · high dosage · Lactating atopic mothers
460 mg7 days10
Alteration of baroreflex control of forearm vascular resistance by dietary fatty acids
1990 · borage · Normotensive humans; age and sex not reported
4.5 mL4 weeks9
The influence of different combinations of gamma-linolenic, stearidonic and eicosapentaenoic acids on the fatty acid composition of blood lipids and mononuclear cells in human volunteers
2004 · STA plus GLA oil blend · Healthy young males
900 mg12 weeks—