This is often found as a house plant and is typified by its thick succulent leaves. It is an excellent plant to use for soothing burns and certain types of skin condition such as eczema, pimples etc. To use, simply cut a leaf and apply the gel-like sap to the affected area. We know Angelica best for the candied stems used in cakes and for other flavouring. However, it makes an excellent tea for treating feverish colds.
Borage grows wild in much of North America and Europe but can also be cultivated.
The young leaves can be used in summer salads and drinks but its medicinal properties can be best used by making an infusion or tea. Put 2 teaspoons of dried borage into 1 cup of boiling water and infuse for 10 - 15 minutes. This should be drunk three times a day as an anti inflammatory. Burdock grows wild and, at season's end, produces those seeds that stick so annoyingly to clothes when walking through the woods. Its root, however, is the source of one of the best blood purifiers.