Plant Database

Family: Lamiaceae
English Common Name: Borage/Jerusalem sage, clary(Jordan)
Arabic Name: لسان الثور

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• Nutritious
• Nutritious like meat
• Treats Inflammation

   

Edible Parts: Leaves, and flowers
Modes of Consumption: Leaves can be eaten raw in salads or cooked Leaves are stuffed with rice and meat.; Flowers can be eaten raw; seeds yield 30% oil, 20% of which is gamma-linolenic acid.

Recipes:
Borage with Eggs
Borage with Onion