Borage. —Its pretty blue flowers are used for garnishing salads.
For a thick growth of borage had sprung up by it, where perhaps a small garden patch had once been cultivated, for there was a pear-tree near.
Nothing better for him that is melancholy than to steep this and borage in his ordinary drink.
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There is a need for further development of crops such asborageand evening primrose, which have immense potential.
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They have gone into bed and breakfast, growingborageand evening primrose, and some have even planted vineyards.
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Why do we have to import so many of the herbs — the ordinary, simple herbs such as parsley, mint andborage— which feature in every restaurant meal?
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Borageprovides gamma linolenic acid for use in health foods and nutritional supplements.
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Borageoil may contain the pyrrolizidine alkaloid amabiline, which is hepatotoxic leading to a risk of liver damage.
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Neither evening primrose oil norborageseed oil taken orally have been shown to be effective.
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Botanicals include juniper, sage,borage, lime (fruit) and bitter orange.
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Borageseed oil has been used to treat skin disorders such as eczema, seborrheic dermatitis, and neurodermatitis.
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Patients should useborageoil certified free of unsaturated pyrrolizidine alkaloids.
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Agriculture is done on a small scale with production in kitchen gardens ofborage, beet, potato, pepper, and fodder.
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They consist of annual plants, biennial plants and perennial plants with the general characteristics of theboragefamily.
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Legumes are very important and the most popular vegetables areborageand thistle.
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On the other hand,borageis thought to actually repel the tomato hornworm moth.
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Borageseed oil may therefore have anti-inflammatory and anti-thrombotic effects and it has been studied for its potential to treat anti-inflammatory disorders, arthritis, atopic eczema, and respiratory inflammation.
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When it was found thatboragecontained a higher percentage of gamma-linolenic acid than did the evening primrose, rival companies had begun to take market share of the supplement.
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