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Musk Mallow
Latin: Malva Moschata Family: Malvacae |
Aspect range.................................... Mature height................................... Mature width.................................... Special purpose............................... Foliage type..................................... Soil Type.......................................... Propagation..................................... Sow-Plant........................................ Space Apart..................................... Flowering Season............................ Flower Color.................................... |
Warm, Temperate, Cool Full sun 2' 1' Medicinal, Culinary Perennial Average to Poor Seed, Self-Seeds Spring 1' Summer to Autumn Pink, White |
COMMENTS:
Musk Mallow has faintly musky, elegantly cut leaves on branching stems and rounded, shallow lobed basal leaves with large, white or pink flowers throughout the summer and fall.
Uses: The flowers are used in salads, and the leaves and young shoots which contain vitamins A, B, and C, are boiled as a vegetable. The roots and leaves are added to soothing skin ointments and cough syrups.
Cuts and Wounds: Soaking the roots in water will produce a gel called mucilage which can then be easily applied to soothe cuts, bruises and burns.
Respiratory: Take internally to releive upset stomach and the respiratory rawness that come with sore throats, coughs, colds, and flus.
Immune System: Recent studies showed the Mallows enhanced white blood cells ability to devour disease microbes.
Blood Sugar: The root has been shown to reduce blood sugar which shows promise in helping those with diabetes.
Dosage: To make a soothing mucilage gently boil 1/2 to 1 teaspoon of dried root to 1 cup of water for 15 minutes. Drink up to 3 cups a day. For wounds and external application add water to dried ground root till you have a gel consistency to apply.
Please see How To Herbs for instructions on salves, tinctures and oils.
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