Stem plant
Boraginaceae, borage.
Medicinal drug
- Boraginis herba – borage herb
- Boraginis flos – borage flowers
- Boraginis semen – borage seeds
Ingredients
- Boraginis seminis oleum – borage seed oil: γ-linolenic acid, linoleic acid.
- Herb, flowers: pyrrolizidine alkaloids.
Indications
- The oil is used as a dietary supplement, for example, in atopic dermatitis and in dyslipidemia, use similar to evening primrose oil.
- As a spice
- In cosmetics
In folk medicine; the Commission E evaluates negatively the use of the herb and flowers.
Adverse effects
- Oil: calories
- Herb, flowers: pyrrolizidine alkaloids are possibly organotoxic, hepatotoxic and carcinogenic
