borage

BORAGE

Latin Name: Borago officinalis
Family: Boraginaceae
Height: 30-75cm

Sky Blue flowers, dark green leaves with white hairs. Borage is rich in calcium, phosphorus and mineral salts. Borage seeds are a rich source of GLA

Particularly useful when fed during cortisone or steroid drug treatment, recovery and periods of stress as it acts on the adrenal cortex, restoring and reviving the function of this important gland.

Aids lactation.

Constituents: Saponins, mucilage, tannins, and essential oil.

Actions: Diaphoretic, expectorant, tonic, anti-inflammatory, galactagogue.

Sources: Borage Herb (International) from Kalyx US

Borage  is included in the Galen's Garden's Hedgerow Herbs blend of 20 different herbs and wild plants.

Herbs and Wild Plants
Constituents and Actions
Agrimony | Avens | Borage | Calendula | Cats Claw | Celery | Chanca Piedra | Chickweed | Chicory | Cleavers | Coltsfoot | Comfrey | Cornsilk | Dandelion | Echinacea | Elder Flower | Fennel | Fenugreek | Garlic | Goats Rue | Golden Rod | Groundsel | Inula | Lemon Balm | Maca | Mallow | Marshmallow | Meadowsweet | Melilot | Milk Thistle | Mouse Ear | Nettles | Parsley | Plantain | Raspberry Leaf | Red Clover | Rosehip | Shepherds Purse | Suma | Valerian | Yarrow

Herb uses, myths and herb/drug interactions
From Harvard Medical School's Consumer Health Information