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Borago officinalis

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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

Parts Used

Chemical Composition

[1]

Common names

Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
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Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

How to plant/cultivate

A very easily grown plant, succeeding in ordinary garden soil preferring a dry soil.[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Photo Gallery

  • Borage-overv-hr.jpg
  • Borago officinalis 001.JPG
  • Borago officinalis Prague 2011 1.jpg
  • Borago officinalis Prague 2014 1.jpg
  • Borago officinalis 'Borage' (Boraginaceae) plant.JPG

  • with bumblebee

  • Close-up of plant in field - geograph.org.uk - 503603.jpg

References

  1. ↑ ["chemistry"]
  2. ↑ ["morphology"]
  3. ↑ Cultivation

External Links

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