Thomson Healthcare, Inc.
See book keywords and concepts |  Other Names: Blue mallow, Common mallow, mallow, Mauls, Cheeseflower actions and pharmacology
.COMPOUNDS: MALVA LEAF
Flavonoids: including among others hypolaetin-3-glucoside, gossypetin-3-glucoside; also flavonoid sulfates including among others gossypetin-8-0-beta-D-glucuronide-3-sulfate
Mucilages: 6-8% (galacturonorhamane and arabinogalactans)
COMPOUNDS: MALVA FLOWER . | | Characteristics: High mallow has a 3-leaved epicalyx (compare with Althaea officinalis).
Habitat: The plant probably originated in the southern European-Asia region. Today the tree can be found in subtropical and temperate latitudes of both hemispheres.
Production: Blue mallow flower and leaves consist of the dried flowers of Malva sylvestris and/or Malva sylvestris sps. Mauritiana, Ascherson and Graebner, as well as its preparations. High mallow leaves are harvested from June to the beginning of September and dried in thin layers in the shade. |
Joerg Gruenwald, Ph.D.
See book keywords and concepts | | Characteristics: mallow has a 3-leaved epicalyx (compare with Althaea officinalis).
Habitat: Probably originated in southern European-Asia region. Today the tree can be found in subtropical and temperate latitudes of both hemispheres.
Production: mallow leaves are harvested from June to the beginning of September and dried in thin layers in the shade. mallow flowers are harvested without the pedicles from the end of June to October and are dried in layers in the shade.
Not To Be Confused With: Other varieties of Malvae, the leaves of Althaea officinalis. |
Amarjit S. Basra
See book keywords and concepts |  Just to the left of this yarrow is a small clump of mallow, Malva species. Four kinds of Malva, all introduced nonnative species, were utilized by native peoples; Malva neglecta, the common mallow, was a particular favorite of the Iroquois who used it to treat skin problems, broken bones, and as a love medicine. Edward Voss, in his definitive Michigan Flora, characterizes common mallow as a Eurasian weed found throughout Michigan on "roadsides, railroads, filled land, dumps, gravel pits, lawns, gardens and
PHOTO 6.2. Achillea in the garden. waste places generally.* |
Brigitte Mars, A.H.G.
See book keywords and concepts |  Family
Malvaceae (Mallow Family) Etymology
Hibiscus is the Greek name for mallow, the family to which this genus belongs. |
Dianne Onstad
See book keywords and concepts |  General Information
Common or high mallow LM. sylvestris) and dwarf mallow (M. rotundifolia) are ancient herbs native to Europe and Asia that have been cultivated since the era of the Romans and that now grow wild in North America. Centuries ago Pliny wrote of the wonders of low mallow, to the effect that whoever ate a spoonful of it every day would be free of disease. Other related species having many uses for hundreds of years are hollyhock, okra, and marshmallow. |
Thomson Healthcare, Inc.
See book keywords and concepts | | Marshmallow
Althaea officinalis description
Medicinal Parts: The medicinal parts are the mallow flowers, leaves, syrup and roots.
Flower and Fruit: The reddish-white flowers are usually in axillary or terminal clusters. The 6 to 9 sepals of the epicalyx are fused at the base, pointed and 8 to 10 mm long. There are 5 sepals, 5 heart-shaped petals and numerous stamens fused together with the anthers to a column. The ovaries are in a ring. There are numerous styles. The mericarps are smooth and downy. |
Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Jonathan V. Wright, M.D., Forrest Batz, Pharm.D. Rick Chester, RPh., N.D., DipLAc. George Constantine, R.Ph., Ph.D. Linnea D. Thompson, Pharm.D., N.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  A polysaccharide from the seeds of a related mallow (Malva verticillata) stimulated white blood cells known as macrophages in a test tube study.6 Crude powder of one mallow species showed anticancer effects in another test tube study.7
How much is usually taken?
Mallow leaf and flower preparations are most commonly consumed as teas.8 Boil 2 to 4 teaspoons of the dried leaves or flowers in 150 ml of boiling water for 10 to 15 minutes. One cup of the tea can be drunk three times per day. For topical use, a cloth can be dipped in the hot tea, allowed to cool, and then applied to inflamed skin. | | The dried or fresh flowers and leaves of high mallow and dwarf mallow are used as food and medicine.
Historical or traditional use (may or may not be supported by scientific studies)
Mallow has been used as food and medicine in Europe since the time of ancient Greece and Rome. Traditional herbal medicine continues to regard the plant as a useful anti-inflammatory agent for the respiratory tract, the skin, and the gastrointestinal tract. |
Joerg Gruenwald, Ph.D.
See book keywords and concepts | | Althaea Officinalis
Marshmallow
DESCRIPTION
Medicinal Parts: The medicinal parts are the mallow flowers, leaves, and roots.
Flower and Fruit: The reddish-white flowers are usually in axillary or terminal clusters. The 6 to 9 sepals of the epicalyx are fused at the base, pointed and 8 to 10 mm long. There are 5 sepals, 5 heart-shaped petals, and numerous stamens fused together with the anthers to a column. The ovaries are in a ring. There are numerous styles. The mericarps are smooth and downy. | | Production: mallow leaves are harvested from June to the beginning of September and dried in thin layers in the shade. mallow flowers are harvested without the pedicles from the end of June to October and are dried in layers in the shade.
Not To Be Confused With: Other varieties of Malvae, the leaves of Althaea officinalis. |
Dianne Onstad
See book keywords and concepts | | Centuries ago Pliny wrote of the wonders of low mallow, to the effect that whoever ate a spoonful of it every day would be free of disease. Other related species having many uses for hundreds of years are hollyhock, okra, and marshmallow.
Culinary Uses
Mallow produces small, round leaves that can be added to salads, boiled and eaten as a vegetable, or brewed into a delicately flavored tea. Its shoots, green seed capsules (known as cheeses), and pink flowers can be chopped and added to salads.
Health Benefits
Astringent, demulcent, emollient, expectorant. |
Joerg Gruenwald, Ph.D.
See book keywords and concepts | | Mallow flowers are harvested without the pedicles from the end of June to October and are dried in layers in the shade.
Not To Be Confused With: Other varieties of Malvae, the leaves of Althaea officinalis. |
Thomson Healthcare, Inc.
See book keywords and concepts | | Other Names: Althea, Cheeses, Mallards, Moorish mallow, Mortification Root, Schloss Tea, Sweet Weed, White Maoow, Wymote, actions and pharmacology
COMPOUNDS
Mucilages: mixture of colloidally soluble polysaccharides, particularly galacturonic rhamnans, arabinogalactans, ara-bans, and glucans
Pectins
Starch
EFFECTS
The drug alleviates local irritation, inhibits mucociliary activity, stimulates phagocytosis, and functions as an antiinflammatory and anticomplementary agent, immune stimulant and hypoglycemic. | | MALVA FLOWER
Mode of Administration: High mallow flowers are in various tea mixtures as an inactive ingredient.
Preparation: To prepare an infusion, 1.5 to 2 g of comminuted drug is added to cold water and boiled or scalded and strained after 10 minutes.
Daily Dosage: The average daily dose is 5 g of the drug. Tea: Drink 2 to 3 times a day.
Storage: The drug should be protected from light, moisture and insects.
MALVALEAF
Mode of Administration: Comminuted herb for teas and other preparations are for internal use.
Daily Dosage: The average daily dose is 5 gm of the drug. | | Other Names: Althea Rose, Malva Flowers, Rose mallow actions and pharmacology
COMPOUNDS
Mucilages (acetylated galacturonorhamane)
Anthocyans (termed althaein): delphinidine- and malvidine-mono glycosides
EFFECTS
No information is available. indications and usage
Unproven Uses: The drug has been used internally for respiratory-, gastrointestinal-, and urinary-tract disorders, and to relieve fever, thirst, and dysmenorrhea. Infusions and decoctions made with the flowers have been used as a gargle for oral and pharyngeal inflammation. |
Ben-Erik van Wyk
See book keywords and concepts |  A, Bl, B2, C, Nic
Abelmoschus moschatus; Malvaceae; musk mallow, ambrette
Ind seeds (spice)
Abutilon indicum; Malvaceae; country mallow, Indian abutilon
TrAs leaves, seeds
Acacia Senegal; Fabaceae; gum Arabic, gum acacia
Afr gum
Acanthosicyos horridus; Cucurbitaceae; nara
Afr
Namibia fruit
55
1.40
0.30
1.60
A, Bl, B2, Nic seeds
648
30.7
57.0
3. |
Paula Begoun and Bryan Barron
See book keywords and concepts |  The ones to avoid due to peach, orange, or copper overtones are Brulee, mallow, Toffee, Pecan, and Fudge. The Butterscotch shade is slightly peach but may work for some medium skin tones. If you're curious, Compacr Concealer is much easier to work with than Laura Mercier's Secret Camouflage ($28).
POWDER: © $$$ Fine Pressed Powder ($38) has a beautifully smooth texture and natural, seamless finish. The talc- and rice starch-based formula is best for normal to oily skin, and applies evenly. Twelve shades are available, including several choices for very fair to light skin. | | The only shades to consider carefully are the slightly peach mallow and Pecan.
© $$$ Luminous Skin Color SPF 20+ ($40) would have rated a happy face if the active ingredients were listed (a requirement of the Therapeutic Goods Association, Australia's version of the FDA here in the U.S.). Because they're not, this foundation shouldn't be relied on for sun protection, even though it does contain sunscreen ingredients, including avobenzone. The semi-fluid texture has almost too much slip, which makes blending take longer rhan it should. |
C. P. Khare
See book keywords and concepts |  Other species
Althaea rosea (Hollyhock) and Malva sylvestris (common mallow).
All members of the mallow family possess similar properties.
In 77 AD, Pliny wrote: "...whoever swallows daily half a cyathus of the juice of any of the mallows will be immune to all diseases."
Caution
The plant is considered as abortifacent.
Mimosaceae
Acacia arabica Willd. var. indica Benth. Habitat
Found throughout the drier parts of India, ascending to an altitude of 900 m. | | English: Country mallow, Flowering Maples, Chinese Bell-flowers.
The plant is variable and is divided into subspp. Abutilon populifolium (Lam.) Wright & Arn. ex Mast.; Abutilon asiaticum Wright & Arn. non (Linn.) Sweet; Abutilon graveolens Britten non (Roxb. ex Hornem.) Wight & Arn. ex Wight. (WOI, Rev Vol. 1, 21.)
All the varieties of the plant or its species possess medicinal properties of mallow or marshmallow. (Moodeen Sheriff, PV Sharma.) Sida rhombifolia has been used as synonym of Atibalaa by INSA in its Scientific Synopsis of Charaka Samhitaa and Sushruta Samhitaa. |
Dianne Onstad
See book keywords and concepts | | M. rotundifolia) are ancient herbs native to Europe and Asia that have been cultivated since the era of the Romans and that now grow wild in North America. Centuries ago Pliny wrote of the wonders of low mallow, to the effect that whoever ate a spoonful of it every day would be free of disease. Other related species having many uses for hundreds of years are hollyhock, okra, and marshmallow.
Culinary Uses
Mallow produces small, round leaves that can be added to salads, boiled and eaten as a vegetable, or brewed into a delicately flavored tea. |
Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Jonathan V. Wright, M.D., Forrest Batz, Pharm.D. Rick Chester, RPh., N.D., DipLAc. George Constantine, R.Ph., Ph.D. Linnea D. Thompson, Pharm.D., N.D.
See book keywords and concepts | | There are no known adverse effects from mallow when used in the amounts suggested above.
Botanical name: Althea officinalis Parts used and where grown
The marshmallow plant thrives in wet areas and grows primarily in marshes. Originally from Europe, it now grows in the United States as well. The root and leaves are used medicinally. |
Joerg Gruenwald, Ph.D.
See book keywords and concepts | | DOSAGE
MALVAE FLOS
Mode of Administration: mallow flowers are in various tea mixtures as an inactive ingredient.
Preparation: To prepare an infusion, 1.5 to 2 gm of comminuted drug is added to cold water and boiled or scalded and strained after 10 minutes.
Daily Dosage: The average daily dose is 5 gm of the drug.
Storage: The drug should be protected from light, moisture, and insects.
MALVAE FOLIUM
Mode of Administration: Comminuted herb for teas and other preparations are for internal use.
Daily Dosage: The average daily dose is 5 gm of the drug. |
Marshall Editions
See book keywords and concepts |  Herbs such as mallow root help improve the intestinal lining. A high-dose B vitamin and a multivitamin with minerals should be taken as well. Flax oil and fish oil can help relieve the chronic inflammation associated with this condition.
Medication: To treat severe wheat intolerance, prednisone is prescribed along with a gluten-free diet. | | A decoction of mallow bark can be used in the same way to treat wet eczema. You can also drink tea made from chamomile flowers for its antiinflammatory properties. According to some experts, chamomile is inferior to oak bark, but can be used if the eczema is chronic and a change in treatment is required.
FOLLICULITIS
DIAGNOSIS
Folliculitis is an inflammatory reaction of the skin around the roots of hair (the follicles), resulting in a rash of red marks and pimples. It is usually triggered by infection, or friction against the affected area. | | Herbs such as mallow root help improve the intestinal lining. A high dose B vitamin and a multivitamin with minerals should be taken as well. Flax oil and fish oil can help relieve the chronic inflammation associated with celiac disease. Vitamin D is also useful to prevent associated osteoporosis.
Medication: To treat severe celiac disease, prednisone is prescribed along with a gluten-free diet.
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TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE
The spleen is an important organ for digestion in the theory of traditional Chinese medicine. |
Amarjit S. Basra
See book keywords and concepts | | Four kinds of Malva, all introduced nonnative species, were utilized by native peoples; Malva neglecta, the common mallow, was a particular favorite of the Iroquois who used it to treat skin problems, broken bones, and as a love medicine. Edward Voss, in his definitive Michigan Flora, characterizes common mallow as a Eurasian weed found throughout Michigan on "roadsides, railroads, filled land, dumps, gravel pits, lawns, gardens and
PHOTO 6.2. Achillea in the garden. waste places generally.* |
Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Jonathan V. Wright, M.D., Forrest Batz, Pharm.D. Rick Chester, RPh., N.D., DipLAc. George Constantine, R.Ph., Ph.D. Linnea D. Thompson, Pharm.D., N.D.
See book keywords and concepts | | Herbs high in mucilage, such as slippery elm (page 747), mallow (Malvia sylvestris), and marshmallow (page 708), are often helpful for symptomatic relief of coughs and irritated throats. Mullein (page 713) has expectorant and demulcent properties, which accounts for this herb's historical use as a remedy for the respiratory tract, particularly in cases of irritating coughs with bronchial congestion. Coltsfoot (page 661) is another herb with high mucilage content that has been used historically to soothe sore throats. |
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