ORGANIC BORAGE
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Its botanical name: Borago officinalis
Borage is a plant rich in mucilages; these active ingredients offer emollient, expectorant, antitussive and softening properties . Thus, it is often used in pectoral syrups and anti-inflammatory poultices.
Thanks to its high potassium nitrate content, borage is known for its draining, diuretic and sudorific properties . Some scientists mention its tonic action on the heart muscle .
Thanks to its emollient, pectoral and expectorant properties, it is used for:
- Dry cough, acute and benign bronchial conditions;
- Infectious pathologies with fever.
Thanks to its diuretic and anti-inflammatory properties, it is used for:
- Inflammation of the urinary tract, cystitis;
- Water retention ;
- Phlebitis.
Thanks to its sedative properties it is used for:
- Anxiety and depression;
- Sleep disorders.
Thanks to its healing, anti-inflammatory, emollient and softening properties, it is used for:
- Skin inflammations and abscesses.
Count 1 tablespoon of borage for a 250 ml cup of simmering water. Leave to infuse for 10 minutes and filter. Drink 2 to 4 cups a day. She tastes very good.
Our organic borage can be used by the herbalist to make mother tincture.
50g | 30 infusions
The indications given are not therapeutic but informative. They are based on the traditional uses of plants in herbalism. They are in no way equivalent to a medical prescription and cannot replace a prescription. To confirm the uses of this product, please seek advice from a healthcare professional.
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