BURRAGE

Name: Burrage

Scientific name: Borago officinalis

Summary: This plant contains all the main fat acids. Relieves skin and respiratory problems.


Description: Plant with big leaves and with sentimental and purple.


Environment and culture: It grows in Mediterranean pond. It is especially cultivated for the oil which is made with its seeds.

Used parts: Air parts, flowers, seeds' oil.

Constituents: Mucilages, tanins, nitrate of potassium hydroxide, alcaloids

History: The merits of this plant sound to praise by an English chemist in 1597

Manners: It relieves the respiratory confusions. It looks after premenstrual pains, after rheumatisms and after eczema. Oil has a very good effect on the dry and done root canal work skins. It clears also arteries and veins of the lipidics' deposits .

Effects: depurative, diuretic, sudorific, fabric softener, laxative.

Warnings: in strong dose and used against indicated, burrage maybe toxic for liver.

Preparation: Flowers' infusion : 1 spoonful for a cup ,infused 10mn.

Directions for use: 3 cups a day.

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