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'''Borago officinalis''' is an erect to spreading, annual to biennial plant. it 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|Skin complaints}}.
==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==
==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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File:Borago officinalis 'Borage' (Boraginaceae) plant.JPG
File:Borageo with bumblebee.jpg |with bumblebee
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==References==
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">["chemistry"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25312125 Chemical composition]</ref><ref name="Leaf">["morphology"Morphology]</ref><ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[ http://temperate.theferns.info/plant/Borago+officinalis Cultivation]</ref> <ref name="CultivationRequired Ecosystem/Climate">[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]* [ ]
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