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

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

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...

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Main Authors: H Naghdi Badi, A Soroshzadeh, Sh Rezazadeh, M Sharifi, A Ghalavand, H Omidi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institue of Medicinal Plants, ACECR 2007-12-01
Series:Journal of Medicinal Plants
Subjects:
borago officinalis l.
gamma linolenic acid
medicinal uses
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