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Borage is applied to the skin for infantile seborrheic dermatitis and is also used in a dressing to soften the skin.
In foods, borage is eaten in salads and soups.
As flowers have an antioxidant effect, borage flowers are used in skin care products.

​Borage

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(Borago officinalis)

One of the few hardy annual herbs which can be raised
to flower twice in the same season: i.e. sown in Septem.
ber, the plants flower in late May; sown in March, they
flower in July, and in mild parts the May-flowering
Borages seed themselves and flower in autumn. These
beautiful annuals are usually allowed to grow far too
thickly. They should be thinned out 2 feet apart to allow
them to branch out. Thinned to this distance, they
naturally last far longer than plants left within 6 inches
of each other. Borage does not respond well to trans-
planting. Light soil.

Borage flower and leaves are used for fever, cough, and depression.
Borage is also used for a hormone problem called adrenal insufficiency, for "bloodpurification," to increase urine flow, to prevent inflammation of the lungs, as a sedative, and to promote sweating. Borage is also used to increase breast milk production and to treat bronchitis and colds.
Borage seed oil contains a fatty acid called gamma-linolenic acid (GLA) that seems to have anti-inflammatory effects.
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  • Home
  • Introduction
  • Choose your Plan
  • Choose your Plants
    • Alecost
    • Anchusa
    • Angelica
    • Balkan Sage
    • Balm
    • Basil Sweet & Bush
    • Bergamot
    • Borage
    • Calaminth
    • Camphor Plant
    • Caraway
    • Catmint
    • Chamomile
    • Chervil
    • Chives
    • Clary
    • Comfrey
    • Coriander
    • Dill
    • Elecampane
    • Fennel
    • Fennel Florence
    • Feverfew
    • Garlic
    • Germander
    • Giant Catmint
    • Herb Patience
    • Horehound
    • Hyssop
    • Lad's Love
    • Lady's Maid
    • Lavender
    • Lily of the Valley
    • Lovage
    • Lungwort
    • Mace
    • Mallow
    • Marigold
    • Marjoram
    • Melilot
    • Mints
    • Old Lady
    • Parsley
    • Pennyroyal
    • Rosemary
    • Rue
    • Sage
    • Salvia Virgata Nemorosa
    • Santolina Chamaecyparissus
    • Savory
    • Sorrel
    • Sweet Cicely
    • Tansy
    • Tarragon
    • Thyme
    • Vervain
    • Woad
    • Wormwood
  • Workshops
  • Q & A
  • Blog
  • Contact