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Marshmallow(althea, march mallow)
Althaea officinalis
This page contains information on marshmallow root and how it is used as a herb in alternative herbal treatments to treat ailments and problems, such as hiatus hernia, dry cough and mucus membrane irritation.
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Family |
Malvaceae |
Genus and specie |
Althaea officinalis |
March mallow root, cheeses, althea and white mallow root.
The Marshmallow plant is an upright perennial with a fleshy taproot, downy stems and velvety leaves, with pale pink flowers in summer.
The roots are mainly used, but the leaves and flowers can also be used.
The popular marshmallow sweets were once made from the root extract.
This sweet, mucilaginous herb has expectorant properties and also soothes and softens tissue, while controlling bacterial infections.
It contains mucilages (polysaccharides), which are mostly composed of galacturonic acid, glucuronic acid, galactose, arabinose and rhamnose.
- Internal use
- Marshmallow leaf is used internally to treat inflammation and ulceration of the digestive tract, oral and pharyngeal mucosa with associated dry cough. It relieves irritation of the mucus membranes of the mouth, throat and gastrointestinal tract and helps with respiratory complaints including bronchitis and asthma.
- The polysaccharides form a protective film over inflamed and irritated mucosal tissue.
- The root is of value to treat cystitis and hiatus hernia.
- External use
- It is used externally for localized irritations, boils, abscesses, burns, sores, ulcers and minor injuries.
- It helps to minimize skin inflammatory processes and is therefore also useful for fighting any skin degeneration, as well as cellular oxidation.
- It has very beneficial effects on skin problems and diseases and helps in healing wounds, burns and irritation.
- Marshmallow not only has good anti-inflammatory properties, but also seem to boost the immunity at cellular level.
- It also has an inhibitory effect in hyaluronidase, which is an enzymatic action in which the hyaluronic acid and other muco-polysaccharides in the connective tissue are degraded.
- An inhibition and reduction in hyaluronidase leads to better moisture levels in the skin as well as boosting the dermal structure and improving wound healing processes, while at the same time reducing skin aging and diminishing inflammation.
- It can also be used in the final rinse-off water during washing your hair to
help with detangling and for nourishing the hair.
- Aromatherapy and essential oil use
None noted, but absorption of other drugs may be slower, when taken simultaneously.
To promote the interest and use of herbs and natural complementary health alternatives, we have included information on the following herbs.
Please note - although we discuss a wide variety of herbs, not all of them are used or sold by us.
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