borage

• At every step his quick scrutiny is rewarded by the discovery of some new drug, mineral, or herb,—“things of price”—“blue flowering borage, the Aleppo sort,” or “Judaea's gum-tragacanth.” But Karshish has much of the temper of Browning himself: these technicalities are the garb of a deep underlying mysticism. —  Robert Browning
• And it turns out borage is fairly cheap to buy as seeds, can grow decently even in poor soils, and both the plant and its seed oil have herbal medicinal uses so it wouldn't be suspicious to grow. —  The Explosives and Weapons Forum: Utilizing natural resources and waste recycling to cut costs
• The decision by farmers to profit from high wheat prices by increasing arable production has been at the expense of crops such as borage, used in pharmaceutical manufacturing and a prolific source of nectar for bees. —  Belfasttelegraph.co.uk - Frontpage RSS Feed
• The fact sheet states borage has been used for thousands of years for medicinal, culinary and decorative purposes. —  Minot Daily News
• "My first year of farming was 1979 with my father (Mervin Gussiaas) ... and then about six years ago I was approached by a company in South Africa wanting borage," Gussiaas said. —  Minot Daily News

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