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Curly mallow is one of the plants of a family called mallow, in Latin the name of this plant will sound like this: Malva crispa (L.). As for the name of the curly mallow family itself, in Latin it will be like this: Malvaceae Juss.
Description of curly mallow
Curly mallow is an annual herb, the height of which will fluctuate between forty and two hundred centimeters. The stems of this plant are straight, they can be either naked or endowed with scattered stellate hairs at the top. Leaves of mallow curly are long-petiolate, especially the lower leaves. Such leaves will be five to seven-lobed, serrated along the edge, and will also be folded-wavy. The flowers of this plant are quite numerous; they can be either almost sessile or be on short pedicels. Flowers of mallow curly are collected in the sinuses in glomeruli, while the corolla is about one and a half to two times the calyx, the petals will be broadly ovoid. The corolla of this plant is colored either pink, white, or pale purple. The fruits of this plant consist of ten to eleven pale and bare fruitlets, the seeds are very small-point and they are painted in brown tones.
The flowering of this plant occurs in the period from June to October. Under natural conditions, curly mallow is found on the territory of Western Siberia, the Daursky region of Eastern Siberia, as well as all regions of the European part of Russia, with the exception of only the north of the Dvinsko-Pechora and Karelo-Murmansk regions. For growth, this plant prefers gardens, vegetable gardens and garbage places. It is noteworthy that curly mallow is not only an ornamental plant, but also a very valuable honey plant.
Description of the medicinal properties of curly mallow
Curly mallow is endowed with very valuable medicinal properties, while for medicinal purposes it is recommended to use the roots and grass of this plant. Grass includes leaves, stems and flowers. The presence of such valuable healing properties should be explained by the content of mucus in all parts of this plant, while carbohydrates are present in the roots, carotene is found in the aerial part of the plant, and carbohydrates are found in the stems.
The broth prepared on the basis of the aerial part of curly mallow is recommended to be used for colds, burns, irritation of the skin and eyes as a very effective emollient. It should be noted that in China this plant has been used as a medicine since ancient times. The roots of mallow curly can serve as an excellent substitute for marshmallow. It is noteworthy that the leaves of this plant can be eaten as an alternative to spinach and salad.
For flu, bronchitis and acute respiratory diseases, it is recommended to use the following very effective healing agent based on this plant: to prepare such a drug, you will need to take one tablespoon of chopped mallow herb in one glass of water. The resulting mixture should first be boiled for about three to four minutes, then this mixture is left to infuse for one hour and filtered very carefully. The resulting medicinal product is taken on the basis of curly mallow in a warm form, one third of a glass. In addition, such a remedy is quite acceptable to use for lotions for burns, as well as for washing the eyes with blepharitis and conjunctivitis.
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