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1. Scotland on Sunday - Sci-Tech - Anti-ageing weed has Scottish trial
www.scotlandonsunday.com/scite - [Cached]Published on: 9/2/2002 Last Visited: 9/2/2002
Elaine Bruce, a researcher with the Scottish Agricultural College , said: "Echium oil is used as an oil which has medicinal uses - especially as an anti-wrinkle cream. It is very good for skin problems, and is also used to treat burns victims.
"It is grown on the continent, but not on a large scale. We are trialling it for commercial growing for the first time in this country. We believe it could prove a very profitable crop for farmers."
