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Common Mallow, medicinal plant

Familia de Malvaceae

Common Mallow is a medicinal plant that can grow up to 1.5 m. high.
The scientific name of this herb is Malva sylvestris L., and belongs to the Malvaceae plant family.
Common Mallow is a perennial medicinal pant its leaves are highly variable, with a petiole 10-15 cm.
The stem of this herb is very woody and hairy.
The flowers of these herbs have a size of 2-4 cm. Are pink or pale purple with darker veins species that are marked on the petals. The flowers of Malva sylvestris L. pendulums are also 2 cm. approximate.
The fruits of these medicinal plants are about 3 mm. and are hairy.
This medicinal plant contains mucilage, vitamins A, B1, B2, C, carotenoids, essential oil (oleic acid), tannins, among other components.
These medicinal plants are well known for its emollient properties for pimples, boils, eczema, etc. They can also be used as antibacterial in sore throat, cough, hoarseness, rocker, chest pain, inflammations in the mouth, etc.
Among other functions of these medicinal plants are found to be very good for dry eyes and also as a laxative.

Recipes from this herb:

Cooking: Boil a liter of water a handful of flowers and dried leaves of Common Mallow. The result obtained was put cold compresses or slightly warm, suitable for eye wash (dry eyes), also for a gargle, and eczema.

Infusion: We leave for 5 minutes in boiling water 1 teaspoon Common Mallow flowers with two leaves of Eucalyptus, take 2 cups per day. This infusion is indicated as a gargle.

Cooking: Put to boil in a liter of water for 20 minutes, 30 gr. flowers and dried leaves of this medicinal plants, herb, metural medici. It should take 3 cups per day, given as a laxative in constipation problems.

Roselle

Familia de Malvaceae

The Roselle is a medicinal plant native to China and Japan, although there is now worldwide.
This medicinal plant belongs to the family Malvaceae. The scientific name of this medicinal plant is Hibiscus sabdariffa.
Other common names of this medicinal plant are: Hibiscus, Sorrel, rosella, Indian sorrel, and many other.
This medicinal plant in Latin America is also known as Hibisco, Malvarrosa, etc.
The hibiscus are medicinal plants that grow in warm temperate, subtropical and tropical regions.
The Roselle plant is very easy to maintain, and very nice for its showy flowers.
This herb is an evergreen shrub and flower striking, and can reach a height of 5 m. if planted in a garden.
Each flower of this herb lasts only one day, but new buds continually appear during the flowering season.
It is advisable to prune this herb during late autumn or early spring.
The oldest and most popular way to consume this plant is the hibiscus tea, obtained by the infusion of the dried petals.
The Roselle is an herb that contains properties beneficial to people with heart or circulation, reduces pressure, hypertension, is antimicrobial and anti carcinogenic.
Roselle is a medicinal plant rich in flavonoid antioxidants (citric acid and ascorbic acid), substances relaxing

Recipes from this herb:

He begins to boil a cup of water once it enters boil remove from the heat and place 1 spoon dried hibiscus petals. Leave to stand 5 minutes. It sweetens the preparation, and once it is mixed with cold juice of an orange, and is ready to drink.
This refreshing infusion re hydrates the body and quenches thirst, also has virtues digestive, diuretic, and many other properties.