Erowid
 
 
Plants - Drugs Mind - Spirit Freedom - Law Arts - Culture Library  
 
borage
Final 2.8 Days of Erowid Support-a-thon - Help!
Support Erowid's visionary education and harm-reduction efforts.
Contribute $20 - $3,000 and have your donation DOUBLED
during our September Matching Challenge
Borage
BOTANICAL CLASSIFICATION
Family :
Boraginaceae
Genus :
Borago
Species :
officinalis L.
COMMON NAMES
Starflower; Bee Bread; Common Bugloss
USES
Anti-inflammatory; Expectorant; Diaphoretic; Adrenal Gland Treatment; Stimulates milk flow in nursing women
DESCRIPTION
An annual growing to 2 feet high. Large oval leaves with wavy edges grow alternately along branched, hollow stems. 5-pointed, edible white or blue flowers grow in drooping clusters.
BASICS EFFECTS IMAGES HEALTH LAW DOSE CHEMISTRY