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• 19 Jan 2012

  Borage

  Borago officinalis -Courage http://www.flowersociety.org/three_borage.htm Borage is a diuretic, demulcent, diaphoretic  and a aperient.  The leaves and seeds of the plant are reputed to promote milk production in nursing mothers, and poultices of the leaves are often used to treat irregularities of the skin.  An infusion of borage applied topically is an effective astringent due to…