Edible from flower to root. We use it a lot for minor aches/pains bruises. Pairs well with plantain. (the broad leaf/weed -not the tuberous/root veggie) if you need a good poultice for a wound.

The green parts (leaves and stems) taste and smell like cucumber. Th flowers taste and smell like licorice or anise. (one single flower can make a 5 gallon bucket of water smell like licorice..... pretty pungent stuff)

In the garden: plant right next to your tomatoes. And watch the 'mater plants go into overdrive! Borage and Tomatoes will share each other's root masses in a very, very symbiotic relationship. Borage gives the tomato a boosted immune response and a heightened growth rate. Both fruit wise and overall plant matter. At the same time the tomato feeds the Borage with better nutrient uptake. Every year we plant Borage with our Tomato plants, each 'mater yields over 100 pounds of fruit. No fertilizers or soil amendments are needed. The same tomato plant, in the same soil, without a Borage companion yields about 12 pounds of fruit or less.