Anchusa officinalis, Bugloss
Oshsenzung (German)
Ortus sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491
Museum Museorum, Valentini, 1704
Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578
Botanical name:
Anchusa officinalis
Parts used:
Root; Herb; Flower
Temperature & Taste:
Neutral, moist. Sweet, Bitter
Anchusa officinalis
Parts used:
Root; Herb; Flower
Temperature & Taste:
Neutral, moist. Sweet, Bitter
Uses:
Used as Borage
SUBSTITUTE:
Borage
Main Combinations:
Often combined with Borage
1. Fever, Bugloss water, Plantain water, Syrup of Sorrel juice, Syrup of Pomegranate juice
Cautions:
Contains potentially toxic alkaloids.
Main Preparations used:
Conserve of Bugloss
1. Conserve of Bugloss flowers
Bugloss flowers 1 part
Sugar 2 parts
Beat them well together.
Contains potentially toxic alkaloids.
Main Preparations used:
Conserve of Bugloss
1. Conserve of Bugloss flowers
Bugloss flowers 1 part
Sugar 2 parts
Beat them well together.