BORAGE FAMILY 



explanation we must go back to the old theory of the 

 Simplers, who held that nature had marked plants 

 with some sign to indicate the special use for which 

 each was intended. Now, as the stem of the plant is 

 spotted and the shape of the seeds suggests a serpent's 

 head, it was held that undoubtedly the herb would 

 cure snake-bites. 



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