A brief profile of the bee bread plant (Borage Al amel)

It is a herbaceous plant with dense flowering in the winter season. It is native to Southeast Asia and the Persia Mountains. It grows wild in the Alps. It is grown in Britain, France and Spain. It is called ox tongue, bee bread, or Hamahim and Abu al-Arak. In Egypt, the (Borage al-Amel) variety has been registered at the Ministry of Agriculture for the benefit of Al-Amal Farms Trading Company (S.A.E.) under Ministerial Resolution No. 229 of 2022 and Ministerial Resolution No. 353 of 2022 under the trade name Borage Al-Amal and its scientific name is borage oficinalis

Borage of hope is considered an ideal food for bees, especially in the winter season, when there are fewer flowers in nature, while Borage of hope is characterized by the intensity of flowering at this time, as it is the highest flowering ever. The green parts of the plant are used in foods and appetizers, such as salad and pickles, or its dried parts can be used after grinding and boiling in water as healthy and nutritional drinks due to the multiple benefits of Borage Al-Amel. The oil extracted from the seeds is also used in many pharmaceutical and therapeutic industries.

Borage al amel is grown in all types of soil during the months of September and October of each year and continues in the ground for a period of up to eight months or according to climatic conditions. winter period. Experiments have shown that feeding the bees on the flowers of the Borage of Hope plant has led to the strengthening of the bee colonies in the winter period, so the bees are very mobile and collect abundant quantities of pollen and nectar, which achieves high productivity of honey and gives a very large amount of brood, and thus the bee colonies enter the overflow season. In good and strong condition, which contributes to the bees’ resistance to diseases as well as to pests. The strength of the colony is reflected in the bees’ defense of the hive against theft, whether by the red hornet or the thief bees, which leads to great losses in the bees and thus in the productivity of the apiary.

The different parts of Borage Al-Amal are also used as flavorings and flavors in food and salads. The leaves and flower tops have an aroma like that of cucumber and a simple spicy taste that is acceptable with a little caraway smell. Fresh leaves are used with lemon in various green salads. They can also be placed with pickles to give them a delicious flavor. Cheese, milk, meat and fish to give them a distinctive flavor and taste. Dried parts of the plant can also be eaten after grinding them by adding them to natural juices, milk or yogurt, or sprinkle them on pieces of bread greased with honey, or sprinkle them on salads or fruits or put them in sandwiches or various pies, and there are those who prefer to eat them directly in One or two spoonfuls daily in the morning, and among the benefits of Borage of Hope for humans

• – Helps improve and regenerate glands, body cells and skin

• – Helps break up stones in the kidneys, ureters and bladder.

• – Helps treat rheumatic diseases

• – Helps treat and relieve joint and bone pain

• – Helps treat many diseases of the stomach and urinary tract.

• – It is used as a natural antipyretic

• – Helps treat weak mental powers and obsessive-compulsive disorder.

• – Helps treat many heart diseases.

From the foregoing, we find that the Borage Al amel plant is characterized by the fact that all parts of the plant can be exploited economically, starting with the leaves and flower stalks and ending with the seeds. Thus, Borage of Hope is considered one of the plants with high economic value. Therefore, Al-Amal Farms Trading Company LLC provided the seeds of Borage of Hope. In five different packages to suit all agricultural areas, they are available in 5 packaged packages that have been sorted, purified and processed by experts specialized in this field in order to suit all agricultural areas, which are as follows:

24 carat package (one acre)

12 carat package (half acre)

Pack of 6 carats (quarter of an acre)

3 karat pack

1.5 carat package.