Borage Herb Powder 1/4 lb bottle: HE
This herb is BULK DISCOUNTED in our 10 lb & 25 lb bulk packs. To find the bulk packs, just copy and paste the herb name into our Search, or refer to our Bulk By The Kilo & Ton category. We use only 100% Gluten-free, Vegetable Cellulose ”00” capsules for all of our encapsulated products. We offer both bulk powder and capsules. Obviously our bulk bottles are bulk powder, not capsules, but the capsule weight is included to give you a way of judging the recommended dosage. Borage – Botanical Powder — Approximately 600 mg. each capsule. 1/2 teaspoon of powder is about equal to one capsule. Powder can be consumed by sprinkling it over your food or mixing it with a syrup such as maple or chocolate. You could also mix it with orange juice. The citric acid in the orange juice will help to mask any unpleasant powder tastes. Other common names: Bee Bread, Burrage, Common Bugloss, Starflower, Bee Plant ”I, Borage, always bring gladness.” – ancient Latin proverb Spirits need a lift? Borage has a reputation for easing depression and melancholy. It is also believed to soothe the body’s mucous membranes, suppress inflammation and help ease arthritis and rheumatism. The herb is known to be rich in gamma linolenic acid, the Omega-6 Fatty Acid that is as essential for overall health as vitamins. History: Borage is a handsome annual of the borage family and native to Mediterranean countries. The plant grows to a height of about two feet and has a long history of cultivation as an ornamental in gardens and apiaries for its spray of brilliant blue and purplish flowers, which are most attractive to bees. Hence, we have two of the herb’s common names, Bee Plant and Bee Bread. The plant grows in moist, well-drained soil in full sun but will tolerate poor, dry soil, and the thick taproot does not transplant well. Dioscorides wrote of Borage’s soothing and calming qualities, and the Roman naturalist, Pliny, praised Borage for its power to make men joyful. The herb’s name may be derived from the Gaelic borrach, meaning courage, and in The Herball, or Generall Historie of Plantes (1597), Gerard extolled its virtues that included the lifting of spirits and driving away sadness, quieting ”lunaticke” behavior, and also maintained that the herb’s use brought on courage. The leaves and flowers are used for many culinary purposes: Leaves give a cucumber flavor to drinks and are added whole to wine-based drinks; they are also chopped in salads and cream cheese, and in parts of Italy, they are cooked as a vegetable. The flowers are edible and often added to salads or used as a garnish (but turn pink upon contact with acids such as lemon juice or vinegar), and they are also made into syrups or candied as cake decorations. The leaves, flowers and oil from the seeds are used in herbal medicine. Some of Borage’s constituents include calcium, choline, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, zinc, rosmarinic acid, silicic acid, esse
