Mallow, High Mallow
malva sylvestris
Medicinal Actions
Analysis pending research update.
Primary Conditions Treated
Anemia
Angina
Bronchosis
Bug Bite
Cancer
breast
neck
penis
stomach
uterus
Catarrh
Childbirth
Cholecystosis
Cold
Colosis
Corn
Cough
Cramp
Dandruff
Dermatosis
Diarrhea
Dysuria
Earache
Emphysema
Enterosis
Epilepsy
Favus
Fever
Gastrosis
Gonorrhea
Induration
Inflammation
Itch
Laryngosis
Mastosis
Mucososis
Nephrosis
Oligolactea
Ophthalmia
Pain
Pertussis
Pharyngosis
Pulmonosis
Sore Throat
Splenosis
Stomachache
Stomatosis
Strangury
Swelling
Toothache
Tuberculosis
Uterosis
VD
Water Retention
Wound
General Dosage
1.5 g flower/cup water; up to 5 g flower/day; 5 g flower or leaf/day; 2–3 tsp leaf in cold tea; 3–5 g/cup 2–3 ×/day; 2–8 ml liquid extract.
Safety & Contraindications
Class 1. “Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages”. None reported. None known. Demulcent and mucilaginous, the plant has been approved by Germany’s Commission E for irritations of the mucosa of the mouth and throat and associated dry cough.
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