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Borage
Leaves: wrinkled, hairy, and up to 15cm long and ovate
Flowers: midsummer-blooming blue flowers are about 2cm across, star-shaped, and cover the plant at some points in the season
Stem: many leafy, branched, hollow stems covered in stiff, white hairs; the sprawling habit of the branches produces a rounded shape
Seeds: self-seeding annual herb
Height: grows to 60cm
Locations: grows well in poor soil in many climates, as long as it has good sunlight
Healer use: It is diuretic, demulcent, and emollient. An infusion of the leaves and flowers is an adrenalin tonic for stress and depression. It also reduces fevers, dry coughs, dry skin rashes, and stimulates milk flow. Pressed seed oil can be used for menstrual and bowel cramps, skin disorders, blood pressure, arthritis, and hangover. Poultices made from the leaves are applied to swellings or bad bruises.
Cooking use: Leaves add a cucumber-like flavor to salads or cooked dishes. In candied form, they also make pleasing decorations for pastries and dessert trays.
Other uses: The flowers produce a nice blue for paints. The leaves mixed with barley and bran in a muslin bag can be used in the bath to cleanse and soften skin.
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Flowers: midsummer-blooming blue flowers are about 2cm across, star-shaped, and cover the plant at some points in the season
Stem: many leafy, branched, hollow stems covered in stiff, white hairs; the sprawling habit of the branches produces a rounded shape
Seeds: self-seeding annual herb
Height: grows to 60cm
Locations: grows well in poor soil in many climates, as long as it has good sunlight
Healer use: It is diuretic, demulcent, and emollient. An infusion of the leaves and flowers is an adrenalin tonic for stress and depression. It also reduces fevers, dry coughs, dry skin rashes, and stimulates milk flow. Pressed seed oil can be used for menstrual and bowel cramps, skin disorders, blood pressure, arthritis, and hangover. Poultices made from the leaves are applied to swellings or bad bruises.
Cooking use: Leaves add a cucumber-like flavor to salads or cooked dishes. In candied form, they also make pleasing decorations for pastries and dessert trays.
Other uses: The flowers produce a nice blue for paints. The leaves mixed with barley and bran in a muslin bag can be used in the bath to cleanse and soften skin.
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