What's borage good for?

there are rather large patches in the backyard. the flowers are edible, and they don't taste bad. does it do anything MAGICAL?



bees like it, and the compost eats the plants up. i hear the british used to use it in their salads. was that the leaves too, or just the flowers? leaves are pretty bristly.
What's borage good for?
Borage flowers and leaves can be used as decoration for gin-based summer cocktails, and may be set in ice cubes to garnish other drinks.The flowers and young leaves may be used to garnish salads. dips, and cucumber soups. Candied borage flowers make attractive cake decorations.

Chopped leaves can be added to soups and stews during the last few minutes of cooking.The leaves can be cooked with cabbage leaves (two parts cabbage, one part borage.)

Used as a tonic plant for the adrenal glands, borage is said to provide an invaluable support for a stressful lifestyle.

Borage is rich in minerals, especially potassium.

A tea made with borage helps to reduce fevers and ease chest colds.

An infusion of borage promotes the production of milk in breastfeeding mothers.

Borage makes an excellent facial steam for improving very dry, sensitive skin.

The flowers may be dried to add color to potpourri.

Borage is an excellent companion plant for tomatoes, squash and strawberries. The plant actually improves the flavor of tomatoes growing nearby.

http://www.gardenguides.com/plants/info/...



Borage helps the body to produce natural cortisone, acts as an expectorant as well as eases coughing. It's also used as a diuretic; for regulating menstruation; oily skin; fighting rheumatism; relieving eczema; %26amp;

assisting with soothing irritable bowel

syndrome

http://www.ageless.co.za/borage.htm



Romans used borage flowers to produce an elixir, to lighten the spirits and raise confidence. In the Elizabethan age, in England, Borage was used to beat back depression. Boils %26amp; bodily rashes are treated using the herbal tea made from borage. It may help those with high blood pressure, arthritis and rheumatism; fevers may be alleviated; %26amp; it is used to detoxify the body.

http://www.herbs2000.com/herbs/herbs_bor...



Besides its medicinal use in homeopathy, it was grown to increase the yields of honey.

http://www.flowersociety.org/Three_Borag...
Reply:You're welcome! It's amazing how many things Borage is used for. The thing about gardening I like most ...is finding how many gifts are simply just waiting for us... we just have to learn about them, so we can accept them as the gifts that they truly are. Enjoy !!!! Report It