Steinmetz:Borago

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Borago officinalis

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Borraginaceae
English Names
  • Borage
  • Burrage
  • Beebread
Natural Habitat
  • Europe (including Great Britain)
  • Balkan
  • Asia Minor
  • North Africa
  • India (mainly Aleppo)
Part(s) Used
  • Flores Borraginis
  • Herba Borraginis
Constituent(s)
  • calcium
  • mineral salts
  • nitrate of potash
  • essential oil
  • tannin
  • mucilage
  • resin
  • allantoin
  • saponin
Action
  • flower: diuretic
  • depurative
  • emollient
  • sudorific
  • colouring agent; herb: laxative
  • diuretic
  • cordial
  • emollient
  • demulcent
  • febrifuge
  • nervine
  • antispasmodic
  • sudorific
  • depurative
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