Review on Borage (Valuable Medicinal Plant and the Richest Plant Source of Gamma Linolenic Acid)

• Main Authors: H Naghdi Badi (Author), A Soroshzadeh (Author), Sh Rezazadeh (Author), M Sharifi (Author), A Ghalavand (Author), H Omidi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Institue of Medicinal Plants, ACECR, 2007-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Borage (Borago officinalis L.) is a valuable medicinal and culinary herb belonging to family Boraginaceae. The seed oil of borage is the richest plant source of gamma linolenic acid (GLA). GLA is commonly used as nutritional supplement and pharmaceutical prescription to control heart disease, diabet...