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Keywords: officinalis, cucumber, spinach, herb, salad

A mucilaginous plant of the genus Borago (B. officinalis), which is used, esp. in France, as a demulcent and diaphoretic.

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A hardy annual herb "Borago officinalis" with hairy, cucumber-flavored leaves and intense blue flowers. Used to flavor drinks and rarely in salads and the leaves can be cooked as spinach.

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Herb (fresh leaves) Description: European herb with hairy leaves Flavor: Faint cucumber flavor Uses: Salads, teas and vegetables

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a blue-flowered plant with hairy leaves that taste somewhat like cucumber; used primarily in salads. "Borage," Boorde says, "doth comforte the herte, and doth ingender good bloode, and causeth a man to be mery."

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hairy blue-flowered European annual herb long used in herbal medicine and eaten raw as salad greens or cooked like spinach

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leaves flavor sauces and punches; young leaves eaten in salads or cooked

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European herb with a flavour similar to that of cucumber.

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This European herb has a flavor similar to that of cucumber. Both the flowers and leaves are used in salads. The leaves are also used to flavor teas and vegetables.

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An emollient herb that has a cooling and soothing effect.

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Borage (Borago officinalis or echium amoenum), also known as "starflower", (Ú¯Ù„ Ú¯Ø§Ùˆ Ø²Ø¨Ø§Ù† in Persian) is an annual herb originating in Syria, but naturalized throughout the Mediterranean region, as well as most of Europe, North Africa, and Iran. It grows to a height of 60-100 cm, and is bristly-hairy all over the stems and leaves; the leaves are alternate, simple, and 5-15 cm long. The flowers are small, blue or pink, with five narrow, triangular-pointed petals.

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Keywords: linolic, eczema, psoriasis, gamma, linolenic

nutrient-dense oil high in rare gamma-linoleic acid, also found in human breast milk. excellent treatment for dry or mature skin, acne, rosacea, dermatitis, eczema, psoriasis, and other skin problems.

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Borage Oil: A rich oil from the seeds of the Borage plant containing a high content of essential fatty acids, including gamma linolic Acid which is an essential nutrient for healthy skin.

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rich in gamma linolenic acid; treats eczema and psoriasis; anti-aging properties

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