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Borago officinalis

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{{stub}}[[File:Abrus precatorius W IMG 1578.jpg|thumb|right]]'''Borago officinalis''' is an erect to spreading, annual to biennial plant. It can grow up to 60cm tall. Borage has a wide range of uses as a culinary and medicinal herb. It can be harvested from the wild it is more commonly cultivated in the herb garden. Various named forms have been developed.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Fevers}}, {{Uses|Chest problems}}, {{Uses|Kidney problems}}, {{Uses|Liver problems}}, {{Uses|Inflammatory swellings}}, {{Uses|Lowers blood pressure}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|Skin complaints}}.
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Dried stem}}, {{Parts Used|leaves}}, {{Parts Used|RootFlower}}.
==Chemical Composition==
Borage (Borago officinalis) is an annual herb which is cultivated for medicinal and culinary uses, although it is commercially cultivated for borage seed oil.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
===Dravya===
===Rasa===
 
===Guna===
==Habit==
{{Habit|Biennial}}
==Identification==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}
==How to plant/cultivate==
A very easily grown plant, succeeding in ordinary garden soil preferring a dry soil.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/> ==Season to grow==April-May ==Required Ecosystem/Climate==Plants are tolerant of poor dry soils, though much bigger specimens are produced when the plants are growing in better conditions.<ref name="Required Ecosystem/Climate"/> ==Kind of soil needed==A very easily grown plant, succeeding in ordinary garden soil.
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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==Photo Gallery==
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File:Borage-overv-hr.jpgFile:Borago_officinalis_001.JPGFile:Borago officinalis Prague 2011 1.jpgFile:Borago officinalis Prague 2014 1.jpgFile:Borago officinalis 'Borage' (Boraginaceae) plant.JPGFile:Borageo with bumblebee.jpgFile:Close-up of plant in field - geograph.org.uk - 503603.jpg
</gallery>
==References==
 
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">["chemistry"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25312125 Chemical composition]</ref> <ref name="Leaf">[Morphology]</ref><ref name="morphologyHow to plant/cultivate">[http://temperate.theferns.info/plant/Borago+officinalis Cultivation]</ref>
<ref name="How to plantRequired Ecosystem/cultivateClimate">[ "Cultivation"https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Borago+officinalis Required Ecosystem/Climate]</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [ https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Borago+officinalis Borago officinalis on pfaf.org]* [ http://gernot-katzers-spice-pages.com/engl/Bora_off.html Borago officinalis on spice-pages.com]* [ ]
[[Category:Herbs]]
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