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Althea officinalis (Marshmallow)
Botanicals

definition

botanical name(s): Althea officinalis

synonyms: marshmallow, mortification root, sweet weed, wymote, eibischwurzel, malve, apothekerstockmalve, witte malve, guimauve, malvavisco, malvacioni, bismalva, buonvischio, hitmi, kitmi, gul hatem

part(s) used: root, whole plant (eat fresh)

qualities: sweet, cool, moist

affinities: mucous membranes

actions: demulcent, diuretic, vulnerary, expectorant

dosage:

» tea: 1 oz. herb to 1 pint water; drink half - 1 cup twice daily - four times per day

» tincture: 2 - 5 ml.

therapy: inflamed mucous membranes of the gastrointestinal, respiratory, or urinary tract; skin lesions

AHPA Botanical Safety Rating: 1

toxicity: 0

constituents: mucilage

interactions: absorption of simultaneously taken oral drugs may be delayed (De Smet)

drug interactions: Commission E(4) notes without reference that “absorbtion of other drugs taken simultaneously may be delayed.” (McGuffin)

footnotes

De Smet, PAGM et al. (eds.). 1993. Adverse Effects of Herbal Drugs 2. Berlin: Springer-Verlag.

McGuffin, Michael, ed. 1997. American Herbal Products Association’s Botanical Safety Handbook. Boca Raton, FL: C.R.C. Press.