Product Description
Product: Marshmallow Root Powder Latin Name: Althaea officinalis syn. Althaea sublobata, Althaea taurinensis, Althaea vulgaris, Malva officinalis. Plant Family: Malvaceae Other Names: English Mallow, Meshmellish, Cheeses, Mortification Root, Althea Root, Wymote Altea, Alteia, Althée, Guimauve, Guimauve Officinale, Gulkhairo, Herba Malvae, Malvavisco, Mortification Root, Racine de Guimauve, Wymote & Sweet Weed. Description: Marshmallow is an herbaceous perennial native to Europe and now naturalised in America, it can grow to a height of 2.2 metres. The leaves are 5-8cm in length, and mid green in colour, they have short stems and are cordate with 3-5 lobes and toothed edges, they have a soft, velvety coating on both sides, and the underside of the leaf is paler green than the upper side. The flowers are hermaphrodite, and consist of 5 obovate almost heart shaped petals which are pale pink in colour and approximately 3cm in diameter. Interesting Fact: The root of marshmallow is very mucilaginous half of the roots weight is comprised of sugars and starches, which are emollient and soothing, physicians of old, used the root to treat pulmonary infections, hoarseness and sore throats. The herb was prized above the common mallow (Malva sylvestris) being deemed to have been twice as useful medicinally than common mallow, Culpeper thought the roots were the most useful part of the plant and recommended them ‘for those purposes, as well for coughs, hoarseness, shortness of breath and wheezings, being boiled in wine, or honeyed water, and drank.’
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Box Contains
Marshmallow Root Powder | 250g LOOSE (Pack of 2)