All parts of the sweetish, bland-tasting malva flower are used medicinally. This includes the leaves, the flower, and the root which have been known to have demulcent, nutritive, alterative, diuretic, vulnerary, and mildly laxative actions. Malva has...
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All parts of the sweetish, bland-tasting malva flower are used medicinally. This includes the leaves, the flower, and the root which have been known to have demulcent, nutritive, alterative, diuretic, vulnerary, and mildly laxative actions. Malva has been traditionally used in alternative medicine for inflammations, irritations, ulcers and sores, and urinary and gallstones. The bodily systems affected by malva are the lungs and the stomach. In terms of the biochemical composition of malva, it contains mucilage, anthocyanidins, starch, vitamin A, and other nutrients.
Malva and hollyhock have similar properties, with malva having by far the greater amount of starchy mucilage, which is the primary therapeutic ingredient of the plants (along with chlorophyll and vitamin A). Malva, being milder, is more suitable as a pot-herb and is commonly used by people in countries where it grows. The tender leaves can be lightly steamed and served as a spring pot-herb.
These plants all have soothing, demulcent, anti-inflammatory properties that relieve irritations and promote healing when applied either internally, or externally in the form of a poultice. They are used for ulcers, intractable sores (such as bedsores), stomach disorders and to soothe the pain of urinary and gall stones.
Externally, make a poultice using the moist ground or pulverized root with a small amount of cayenne as a catalyst to heal blood poisoning, gangrene, septic wounds, intractable sores, burns and bruises. This should first be lightly steamed and applied warm and moist and changed three times daily. It is very effective when used along with frequent internal doses of echinacea.
Malva is generally combined with other diuretic herbs such as parsley root, gravel root and juniper berries to aid in relieving the pain of, and breaking down and expelling, urinary stones and gravel. It is also combined with laxative herbs for chronic constipation. Finally, it is used for irritations associated with diarrhea and dysentery.
Dosage: Two ounces covered and steeped in a quart of boiled, hot water.
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Directions
Hot tea brewing method: Bring freshly drawn cold water to a rolling boil. Place 1 tea bag for each cup into the teapot. Pour the boiling water into the teapot. Cover and let steep for 3-7 minutes according to taste (the longer the steeping time the stronger the tea).
Iced tea brewing method (to make 1 liter/quart): Place 6 tea bags into a teapot or heat resistant pitcher. Pour 1 1/4 cups of freshly boiled water over the tea. Steep for 5 minutes. Quarter fill a serving pitcher with cold water. Pour the tea into your serving pitcher straining the bags. Add ice and top-up the pitcher with cold water. Garnish and sweeten to taste. [A rule of thumb when preparing fresh brewed iced tea is to double the strength of hot tea since it will be poured over ice and diluted with cold water].
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These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Products are intended to support general well being and are not intended to treat, diagnose, mitigate, prevent, or cure any condition or disease. If conditions persist, please seek advice from your medical doctor. The essence of the current American rule on Traditional Uses is, as stated by FTC, "Claims based on historical or traditional use should be substantiated by confirming scientific evidence, or should be presented in such a way that consumers understand that the sole basis for the claim is a history of use of the product for a particular purpose."
