Family : Boraginaceae

Parts Used : Leaves, Flowers, Seeds, Roots

Nature : A hardy annual with oval leaves on hairy stems, which are both cucumber scented when crushed, and blue flowers with black stamens.

Plant Constituents : diuretic with demulcent and emollient properties (A diuretic is any substance that promotes diuresis, which is the increased production of urine. Diuretics increase the excretion of water from the body through the kidneys) (A demulcent is a herb rich in mucilage that can soothe and protect irritated or inflamed internal tissue. When used on the skin, demulcents are called emollients)

Medicinal Uses : The leaves and roots are used in putrid and pestilential fevers to defend the heart and to resist and to expel the poison or venom of other creatures. The seed and leaves are good to increase the milk in women’s breasts.

High content of calcium, potassium, and mineral salts, and research suggests that borage works on the adrenal gland, where courage begins.

Contraindications :

The leaves, flowers and seeds are good to expel pensiveness and melancholy.