Learn How Borage Oil May Help Banish Inflammation

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By Dr. Mercola

What Is Borage Oil?

A golden-yellow oil (a pale-green color if you look closer) with a faintly pleasant odor,1 borage oil is derived from borage (borago officinalis) or “starflower,” a wildflower from the Boraginaceae family.

Borage is an annual herb that’s native to Syria but now grows throughout North Africa, the Middle East, Europe, South America, and many Mediterranean regions.2 It’s identified by its bright blue, star-shaped flowers, ferny leaves covered in prickly white hair and cucumber-like fruit.

Borage is also called the “bee plant” and “bee bread,” because its bright flowers attract bees all summer …read more

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