Low mallow

Low mallow is one of the plants of the family called malvaceae; in Latin the name of this plant will be as follows: Malva pusilla Smith. (M. borealis Wallm., M. rotundifolia auct.).

As for the name of the low mallow family itself, in Latin it will be: Malvaceae Juss.

Description of low mallow

Low mallow is an annual or biennial herbaceous plant, the height of which will vary between fifteen and fifty centimeters. Such a plant will be endowed with straight stems that will either creep or erect. The leaves of the low mallow are kidney-shaped, they are endowed with rather weakly defined semicircular lobes. The petals of this plant are painted white, but when dried they will turn somewhat blue.

Under natural conditions, low mallow is found in Central Asia, Ukraine, Belarus, the Caucasus, Western and Eastern Siberia, the European part of Russia and Primorye in the Far East. For growth, this plant prefers garbage places, parks, gardens, places near roads, mountains, gorges, dry and rocky riverbeds. It is noteworthy that low mallow is a very ornamental plant.

Description of the medicinal properties of low mallow

Low mallow is endowed with very valuable healing properties, and for medicinal purposes it is recommended to use the roots, leaves, flowers and aerial parts of this plant.

The presence of such valuable healing properties is recommended to be explained by the content of mucilage in all parts of this plant, while vitamin C will be present in the stems, leaves and roots. In addition, the aerial part of the low mallow will contain arabinose and phytosterol, as well as fatty oil, which contains octacosane. The leaves of this plant contain tannins and carotene, and the flowers contain malvin, while the seeds contain fatty oil.

A decoction prepared from the flowers and leaves of this plant is recommended for use for dyspepsia, ulcers, scrofula, diabetes, enterocolitis, and such products are also used as an emollient, expectorant and enveloping agent for various pulmonary diseases, especially for diseases of the upper respiratory tract and tuberculosis. A decoction based on these elements of low mallow in milk has found application in anuria.

As a substitute for marshmallow, it is quite acceptable to use the roots and aerial parts of this plant. A decoction prepared from the herb of mallow has found application against angina pectoris, diarrhea, gonorrhea and dysmenorrhea, as well as tumors as an anti-inflammatory agent. As for external use, a warm decoction of this plant from the raw above-ground mass is used for eczema.

In folk medicine, this plant is used quite widely for the prevention of various colds, and is also used for colitis, hemorrhoids, gastritis, dysentery and enterocolitis. In addition, low mallow is used as a laxative, and poultices based on this plant are used for tumors.

In the form of a decoction, the fruits of this plant are indicated for use in various gastric diseases; in the form of a poultice, the seeds of low mallow are used for ulcerative cystitis and skin diseases. It is important to note that the flowers of this plant are the official medicinal raw material in Japan. It should be noted that low mallow is endowed with a very wide medicinal potential.