MALLOW HING MALLOW

MALLOW, HIGH MALLOW (Malva sylvestris L.) +++

Synonyms:
M. mauritiana L., M. sylvestris var. incanescens Griseb.

Activities (Mallow):
Analgesic (1; BRU); Antiinflammatory (1; FAD; WAM); Antiseptic (f; WOI); Astringent (1; FAD; HHB); Demulcent (2; DEP; KOM; PIP; WAM); Diuretic (f; DEP; FAD); Emollient (f; DEP; WOI); Enterotonic (f; WOI); Expectorant (f; MAD); Pectoral (f; PNC); Uterotonic (f; WOI).

Indications (Mallow):
Anemia (f; MAD); Angina (1; HHB); Bronchosis (2; FAD; PHR; PH2); Bug Bite (f; PNC); Cancer (f; JLH); Cancer, breast (f; JLH); Cancer, neck (f; JLH); Cancer, penis (f; JLH); Cancer, stomach (f; JLH); Cancer, uterus (f; JLH); Catarrh (f; HHB; PH2); Childbirth (f; MAD); Cholecystosis (f; DEP; MAD; PHR; PH2); Cold (f; PNC); Colosis (1; BRU); Corn (f; JLH); Cough (2; BRU; DEP; KOM; MAD; PHR; PH2; PIP); Cramp (1; BRU); Dandruff (f; MAD); Dermatosis (1; BRU; DEP; WAM); Diarrhea (1; WAM); Dysuria (1; WAM; WOI); Earache (f; MAD); Emphysema (f; MAD); Enterosis (1; HHB; PH2); Epilepsy (f; MAD); Favus (f; MAD); Fever (f; DEP; MAD); Gastrosis (1; HHB; PHR; PH2; TOM; WAM); Gonorrhea (f; DEP); Induration (f; JLH); Inflammation (1; FAD; WAM); Itch (1; BRU); Laryngosis (f; MAD); Mastosis (f; JLH); Mucososis (2; KOM; MAD); Nephrosis (f; MAD); Oligolactea (f; MAD); Ophthalmia (f; MAD); Pain (1; BRU); Pertussis (f; WOI); Pharyngosis (2; BRU; PH2; PIP); Pulmonosis (f; HHB; WOI); Sore Throat (2; KOM; MAD; PIP); Splenosis (f; FAD); Stomachache (f; FAD); Stomatosis (2; BRU; KOM; PH2; PIP); Strangury (f; DEP); Swelling (f; JLH); Toothache (f; MAD); Tuberculosis (f; MAD); Uterosis (f; JLH); VD (f; DEP); Water Retention (f; DEP; FAD); Wound (f; PHR; PH2).

Dosages (Mallow):
1.5 g flower/cup water (HHB); up to 5 g flower/day (HHB); 5 g flower or leaf/day (PIP); 2–3 tsp (3.2–4.8 g) leaf in cold tea (MAD); 3–5 g/cup 2–3 ×/day (PH2); 2–8 ml liquid extract (PNC).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Mallow):
Class 1 (AHP). “Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages” (PH2). None reported (PIP). None known (WAM). Demulcent and mucilaginous, the plant (5 g leaf/day) has been approved by Germany’s Commission E for irritations of the mucosa of the mouth and throat and associated dry cough (KOM).