Borage (blue) ~ Borago officinalis
AKA; Burrage
Bees and borage go together like bread and jam! Bees love borage and it yields a beautiful honey. Borage also has a surprising number of medicinal attributes going for it too which you can read more of below. 🌿All my plants are grown organically.
Borage plants
- Growth Type; Annual, self seeds readily
Growing Borage
- Climate; Any
- Exposure; Full sun
- Soil; Any
- Tip; Plant in a nice sunny spot and you’ll have this annual forever more~ she likes to send her seeds far and wide! Great companion plant for tomatoes and strawberries. Attracts bees (though the bees won’t pollinate your tomatoes, they don’t have enough buzz).
Using Borage
- Parts Used; Predominately leaf and flower but also the seed.
- Medicinal actions and Uses; Diaphoretic, expectorant, tonic, anti-inflammatory, galactagogue, diuretic, emollient. Aids the adrenal gland, great for people coming off steroids. Fevers. Stimulates the flow of milk for nursing mothers (leaf and seed). Culinary (tastes like cucumber) and Flower remedy/essence.
Links for more information
- https://www.permaculturenews.org/2011/01/21/all-about-borage/
- https://practicalselfreliance.com/borage-uses/
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Disclaimer; The content on this website is not intended as a medical reference but as a source of information. I, SandRa Timmins (she), am not a qualified herbalist and recommend you see your GP or holistic practioner before dabbling in herbal remedies especially for; serious/chronic conditions, if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, if you are already taking pharmaceuticals. Treat herbal remedies with respect, they can be powerful.