Tuesday, 6 February 2024

Plants We Used To Use 313. Musk mallow

Musk mallow (Malva moschata) leaves can be added to salads. This plant's seeds make a snack and a 'tea' concocted from roots; flowers and leaves. Musk mallow leaves and flowers can also be fashioned into a poultice for bruises; inflammations and insect bites. Oral preparations were used for respiratory diseases or inflammation of digestive and urinary systems.

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