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Names |
History |
Constituents |
Uses |
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Sweet Weed |
Mallow is utterly wholesome in all its properties and was eaten
by early Romans as a gourmet dish.
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Alkaloid Mallacine fluorescent identical with gelseminic acid
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demulcent
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There are no warnings , so it is benign.
The compound mentioned in A Modern Herbal (circa 1931) is a
syrup, made for the benefit of children, but also used along with a decoction in
water for kidney "gravel".
The decoction is made by adding 5 pints of water to
1/4 lb. of dried root, boiled until three pints are left.This is supposed to be
effective for inflamed urinary tract, alimentary canal, aches in muscles or
sinews, and in boiled milk, for hemmhorage from urinary organs and dysentery.
Flower and plant but not the root is covered with boiling water
for three hours.
Take half pint of tea every four hours,adding a teaspoon of gin
when there is no inflammation present.(Try this, kids...do you know when you
have inflamed kidneys, yet?)
Soak 1oz of root in cold water for 1/2 hr., peel bark and cut root into small shavings,then stand for a couple of hours.Sweeten with orange flower water,honey or orange juice. Good for coughs or catarrh.