Thanks Ushadi for upload and useful information.
-- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Thu, Jun 7, 2012 at 5:51 AM, ushadi Micromini <[email protected]>wrote: > *Boraginaceae Week :: UD004 Brunnera macrophylla “Jack frost” patented > cultivar of another patented cultivar of the original folk herbal medicine > is not known to have herbal properties so far* > > > ** > > *I spotted these leaves in a border in NYBG in middle of summer a few > years ago, no flowers yet, the gardeners and the attending botanists said > they develope towards end of summer in that climate. I did not remember > to go to that spot in the garden again at the end of the summer.. > * > > * > * > > *It was small mound like collection of these spectacularly veined > leaves, and heart shapes of leaves were very attractive... bugloss I knew > to have herbal properties ... but alas this cultivar and its descendants > most likely do not have any ... so far I have not discovered any reports on > the net. > * > > > > Siberian bugloss, the original mother plant has small green heart shaped > leaves and small blue for-me-not like flowers on short spikes... is herbal > folk remedy , used as relief against inflammation in wide ranging > conditions such as bronchitis, bruises , even phlebitis.... a reference > talks of use of the roots to dye ( i think they use wool mainly in eastern > europe) ?wool a shade of red ... I am not sure of the technique or mordants > used... > -- > Usha di > =========== > >
