Steinmetz:Malva

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{{CodexVegetabilis
 
{{CodexVegetabilis
|nameL=Malva silvestris; malva neglecta (vulgaris); malva rotundifolia
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|nameL=Malva silvestris&&Malva neglecta (vulgaris)&&Malva rotundifolia
 
|family=Malvaceae
 
|family=Malvaceae
 
|nameE=Mallow&&Blue Mallow&&Cheese flower&&Round-leaved Mallow
 
|nameE=Mallow&&Blue Mallow&&Cheese flower&&Round-leaved Mallow

Revision as of 23:15, 5 June 2009

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Malva silvestris

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Malvaceae
English Names
  • Mallow
  • Blue Mallow
  • Cheese flower
  • Round-leaved Mallow
Natural Habitat
  • Central Europe
  • Balkan
  • Western Asia
  • India
Part(s) Used
  • Folia Malvae
  • Flores Malvae silvestris
Constituent(s)
  • flower: malvin (colouring matter)
  • mucilage
  • starch
  • tannin; leaf: mucilage
  • tannin
Action
  • flower: pectoral
  • expectorant
  • laxative
  • refrigerant
  • diuretic
  • emollient
  • colouring agent; leaf: laxative
  • emollient in catarrh of the respiratory organs and of the intestines
  • - The flowers of Malva silvestris and the leaves of Malva neglecta are particularly suitable for coughs and colds
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