Palm Oil

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• What other names is Palm Oil known by?
• What is Palm Oil?
• How does Palm Oil work?
• Are there safety concerns?
• Are there any interactions with medications?

What other names is Palm Oil known by?

Aceite de Palma, African Palm Oil, Crude Palm Oil, Elaeis guineensis, Elaeis melanococca, Fractionated Palm Kernel Oil, Huile de Palme, Huile de Palme Brute, Huile de Palme Rouge, Huile de Palmiste, Main Ja, Oil Palm Tree, Palm, Palm Fruit Oil, Palm Kernel Oil, Palm Oil Carotene, Palmier à Huile, Red Palm Oil.

What is Palm Oil?

Possibly Effective for...

• Vitamin A deficiency.

Possibly Ineffective for...

• Decreasing symptoms of malaria.

Insufficient Evidence to Rate Effectiveness for...

Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database rates effectiveness based on scientific evidence according to the following scale: Effective, Likely Effective, Possibly Effective, Possibly Ineffective, Likely Ineffective, and Insufficient Evidence to Rate (detailed description of each of the ratings).