Borago Lavender Lotion is indicated for tired or heavy feeling legs and varicose veins. This herbal composition has extracts of borage herb, horse chestnut seed, witch hazel twigs and leaves, yellow clover and lavender oil in a base of colloidal silica. May be applied morning and evening and allowed to dry.

Borage Extract (Borago Officinalis)

A first glance at the borage plant shows a predominance of leaves, juicy, soft and covered with fine Silica hairs, similar to the related comfrey. A second look reveals an abundance of small, star-shaped blue and pink flowers with numerous honeybees collecting the strong nectar flow. The flowers taste like honey and the leaves have a refreshing cucumber flavor. Leaves relate to the breathing and circulatory processes of the human being. In borage we find both a heavy, juicy quality similar to the excessively slow and formless issue of sluggish venous and lymph flow, as well as the healing presence of silica hairs that bring tone and form. The downward leaning flowers also show susceptibility to gravity but their finely crafted shape and colorful interplay with sunlight indicate a balancing, healing element. So often we find both illness and remedy in the expressions of healing plants.

Horse Chestnut Seeds (Aesculus Hippocastanum)

Here’s another example of illness and remedy together.

Horse chestnut trees like to grow near water and are shallow- rooted. They draw up and evaporate more water than any other tree. This shows a capacity to “breathe water,” bringing it into movement, precisely the problem with congested sluggish varicose veins.

 The horse chestnut is a tall (128ft), stately tree with abundant candle like flower displays in spring and large seeds or “conkers” in fall. (Stand under one and find out why!) All parts of the tree contain aesculin which is slightly poisonous if ingested in excess and is indicated as a remedy for restoring venous tone.

Witch Hazel (Hamamelis Virginiana)

Whereas the horse chestnut creates dense shade with its canopy, the witch hazel bush (or small tree) grows in the forest understory in partial shade. It looks somewhat like the hazelnut bush but the leaves hang down as if succumbing to gravity. This is an image of it’s relationship to heaviness in blood circulation (varicose veins). The branches are used historically for dowsing, pointing to a connection with the fluid element. Witch hazel has astringent, toning properties hence its popular use in face and skin preparations.

Sweet Yellow Clover (Melilotus Officinalis)

Yellow clover has a characteristic sweet smell and as a legume improves poor soil by adding nitrogen and increasing water-holding capacity. It also produces coumarin, a substance known for its anticoagulative effect. It is this aspect that relates to congestion of blood in varicose vein conditions.

Lavender Oil

Pure essential oil of lavender lends a soothing scent to Borago Lavender Lotion but also counters pain and inflammation which often results from congested varicose veins.