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The essential fatty acids common to borage seed oil are ultimately converted to hormone-like substances known as prostaglandins, and are important for the regulation of a host of bodily functions including: inflammation, swelling, & pain, pressure in the eye, joints or blood vessels, secretions from mucus membranes, smooth muscle & autonomic reflexes; gastrointestinal, arterial, ear and heart function, water retention, blood clotting ability, allergic response, rheumatoid arthritis and nerve transmission.