Borage

(Borago Officinalis)
Borage has traditionally been associated with good spirits and well-being. Pliny has been quoted as saying, ‘A Borage brew would eliminate a person’s sadness and make the person glad to be alive’. Such was the belief in the spirit-rousing powers of Borage, it was given to crusaders before going on long journeys and to gladiators prior to blood-curdling skirmishes. In Wales Borage is known as llanwenlys, which means ‘herb of gladness’.