*Satish: Yes , the name of the family comes from this plant, i guess... dont know what L. had in mind, or may be it was the first of the plants he classified into this group or was most pretty... ha ha but I think Forget-me -not flowers are often very pretty, some may argue: prettier... regardless, we will never know what L. had in mind...
But nice to think that Borage flowers started the naming of the family... I love these flowers... Usha di* === On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 12:17 PM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]> wrote: > Usha di > Thanks for sharing a useful and important plant. The name of the family > comes from this plant I suppose. > > On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 9:47 AM, ushadi Micromini < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> *Boraginaceae Week :: UD001 Borago officinalis Herbal medicine* >> >> >> ** >> >> >> >> This an annual in the northern climes, end of season in the fall seeds >> are set, oil from which is very high in polyunsaturated oils even more so >> than the evening primrose oil... but Borage oil never got acceptance as >> wide as it deserved because of PYRROLIZIDINE ALKALOIDS in the plants >> roots and leaves . These alkaloids are toxic to mammals livestocks and >> man.. leading hepatic cellular damage and venous occlusion and related >> disorders... ( comfrey is more toxic than borage but association seems to >> have stuck in the 20th century)...OIL is safe, yet...... >> >> >> *BORAGE *was celebrated in ancient times , as far back as Pliny the >> elder who wrote that it brings joy... >> >> add afew flowers to tankards of beer and see..I guess. >> >> >> Originating in the north africa around the Mediterranean including >> Morocco the arab traders carried it to Europe and they in turn brought it >> to European countries and the Americas, now its known to grow in all over >> the world, garden escapes are said to be seen in some dry arid patches.. >> >> >> I love borage for its heavenly blue flowers and it gladdens me just to >> look at it... >> >> modern enthusiasts who use flowers for culinary purposes use it for its >> beauty in ice cubes, in ice cream, sugar it to preserve and decorate cakes, >> and best... float them in teas... >> >> >> These pictures are from a demonstration garden of herbs in the american >> Southwest.. >> >> >> * *- Usha di >> =========== >> >> > > > -- > Dr Satish Phadke > -- Usha di ===========
