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Borago officinalis
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.
Contents
- 1 Uses
- 2 Parts Used
- 3 Chemical Composition
- 4 Common names
- 5 Properties
- 6 Habit
- 7 Identification
- 8 List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- 9 Where to get the saplings
- 10 Mode of Propagation
- 11 How to plant/cultivate
- 12 Season to grow
- 13 Required Ecosystem/Climate
- 14 Kind of soil needed
- 15 Commonly seen growing in areas
- 16 Photo Gallery
- 17 References
- 18 External Links
Uses
Fevers, Chest problems, Kidney problems, Liver problems, Inflammatory swellings, Lowers blood pressure, Skin complaints.
Parts Used
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.[1]
Common names
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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 |
|---|---|---|
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{{5}}} |
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]
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.[4]
Kind of soil needed
A very easily grown plant, succeeding in ordinary garden soil.
Commonly seen growing in areas
Photo Gallery
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References
- ↑ Chemical composition
- ↑ [Morphology]
- ↑ Cultivation
- ↑ Required Ecosystem/Climate
External Links
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Fevers
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Chest problems
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Kidney problems
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Liver problems
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Inflammatory swellings
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Lowers blood pressure
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Skin complaints
- Herbs with Leaves used in medicine
- Herbs with Dried stem used in medicine
- Herbs with Flower used in medicine
- Habit - Biennial
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Waste ground
- Herbs
- Pages without herbs images
