Marshamallow Althaea officinalis and uses.

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Botanical Info of Marshmallow.

Marshmallow Root Extract INCI Name Althaea Officinalis Extract CAS 73049-65-7 EINECS ELINCS No 277-254-6 Mucilage,exopolysaccharid,althea Mortification Root Sweetweed mallards guimauve schloss tea wymote Malve Guimauve Malvavisce photo picture image Botanical Name: Althaea officinalis
 Family: Mallow (Malvaceae)
 Common Name: Marshmallow,Althaea officinalis,Althaea,althea,Althea Root,Althaeae folium,althaea leaf, Althaea officinalis L. var robusta,althaeae radi,althaea radix,Althea, althea leaf, althea root, Altheia, Apothekerstockmalve (German),bismalva (Italian), buonvischio (Italian), cheeses, Eibischwurzel (German),Guimauve (French), gul hatem (Turkish), Herba Malvae, hitmi (Turkish),Hock Herb,kitmi (Turkish),march mallow,Marsh mallow,Mortification Root,Mallards,Sweetweed,sweet weed, mallards, guimauve, mortification plant,Malvaceae (family), malvacioni (Italian), malvavisco (Spanish), malve, mucilage, Racine De Guimauve, sweet weed, witte malve, Schloss Tea,schloss tea,Wymote, wymote
 Synonyms and Common names: mallards, schloss tea, mortification root, sweet weed, hock herb, wymote, mauls, cheeses (after the flat, round fruit).German = Malve, French = Guimauve, Spanish = Malvavisco, Italian = Malvavisce
 Where to find it. Salt marshes, damp low-lying land, river banks and coastal regions.
 Flowering time: Late spring, early summer.
 Astrology: Venus.
 Plant Type: Perennial
 Character: Good for soothing irritations and inflammation of the skin, throat, eyes, lungs, and urinary organs.
 Note: Not to be confused with mallow leaf and mallow flower. Not to be confused with confectionery marshmallows; although confectionery marshmallows were once made from the Althaea officinalis plant, they now contain mostly sugar.
 Marshmallow Root Extract INCI Name Althaea Officinalis Extract CAS 73049-65-7 EINECS ELINCS No 277-254-6 Mucilage,exopolysaccharid,althea Mortification Root Sweetweed mallards guimauve schloss tea wymote Malve Guimauve Malvavisce photo picture image

 Parts used: Root and leaf. The flowers may be used to make expectorant syrups,the leaves are picked in August, when the flowers are just coming into bloom. They should be stripped off singly and gathered only on a fine day, in the morning, after the dew has been dried off by the sun.
 Both marshmallow ( Althaea officinalis ) leaf and root are used in commercial preparations. Herbal formulations are made from either the dried root or leaf (unpeeled or peeled). The actual mucilaginous content of the commercial product may vary according to the time of collection.

 Collection: The leaves are collected in summer during the flowering period. The root is unearthed in late autumn from plants which are at least two years old; it should be cleaned of root fibres and cork and dried immediately.

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last edit date:31th,May.2009.