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Althaea officinalis L. - Malvaceae - marshmallow, white mallow, (Echter) Eibisch, Weisse Malve
Erect, branched perennial herb, up to 1,20m tall, native to Asia and Europe, naturalized in Northern America, cultivated as ornamental and medicinal plant; leaves ovate, coarsely serrate and commonly shallowly 3-lobed, velvety; flowers several in peduncled clusters from the upper axils, pink or white, 3cm across; bractlets narrowly lanceolate.
Marshmallow root (Althaeae radix) infusions are taken orally for cough, inflammations of the mucosa of mouth, throatt and stomach. Infusions of the leaves (Althaeae folium) or syrup (Syrupus Althaeae) are used to treat dry cough and inflammation of the respiratory tract. „Commercially, only the roots are used, while leaves and flowers are popular for self-medication.“
[Medicinal Plants of the World. Ben-Erik Van Wyk and Michael Wink, Pretoria 2004, 44]
Kohl, F.G., Die officinellen Pflanzen der Pharmacopoea Germanica, t.54 (1891-1895) [F.G.Kohl]
http://plantgenera.org/species.php?id_species=49022