Althaea officinalis ( marsh-mallow , marsh mallow (Persian: ???????? ?, Arabic: ????? ??????????/span >?), or common marshmallows ) are enduring species originating from Europe, West Asia, and North Africa, used as medicinal plants and ornamental plants. Confections made from roots since the days of ancient Egypt evolved into marshmallows today.
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Description
Stems, which die in autumn, erect, 3 to 4 feet (0.91 to 1.22 m), but can reach 6? 6? (2m), simple, or extinguish only a few lateral branches. The leaves, which are briefly petioleed, are round, ovoid, 2 to 3 inches long (51-76 mm) long, and about 1 1 / 4 Ã, inch wide, whole or three to five lobed, irregular toothed on edge, and thick. They are soft and soft on both sides, because of the thick layer of stellate hair. The flowers are shaped like mallow ordinary, but smaller and pale, and either axilla, or in panicles, more often the last.
The juice is united into a tube, a sari head, a kidney and a cell. The flowers bloom during the months of August and September, and are followed, as in other species of this order, by a popular round fruit called "cheese".
The common mallow is often called "marsh mallow" by the people of the country, but the true marsh mallow is distinguished from all the other mallows that grow in Great Britain by the various divisions of the outer petals (six to nine slits), by the thick bottom hoary of the rod and leaves, and by many flower-shaped flowers red, more pale than the general mallow. The roots are timeless, thick, long and tapered, very hard and pliable, yellowish yellow on the outside, white and fibrous in them.
The whole plant, especially its roots, is full of lightweight mucus, which is emollient at a level much larger than the usual mallow. The generic name, Althaea , is derived from the Greek ?????? (to heal), of its healing properties. The surname, Malvaceae, is derived from Latin malva , generic name for mallows and its source of common English name > mallow .
Most mallows have been used as food, and are mentioned by early classical authors with this connection. Mallow is a vegetable that can be eaten among the Romans; a plate of marsh mallows is one of their delicious meals. Prospero Alpini stated in 1592 that the mallow plant was eaten by the Egyptians. Many poor Syrian residents live for weeks consuming herbs, where marsh mallows are the most common. When boiled first and fried with onions and butter, the roots are said to form delicious dishes, and at a time of scarcity due to crop failure, these plants, grown there in large quantities, are collected as food.
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Usage
Herbal
Leaves, flowers and roots A. officinalis (marshmallows) have been used in traditional herbal medicine. This usage is reflected in the genus name, which comes from the Greek ?????? ( althein ), which means "to heal." In traditional Chinese medicine, Althaea officinalis is known as ??? (pinyin: yÃÆ' osh? kuÃÆ' ).
Marshmallow is traditionally used as an aid for irritation of mucous membranes, including used as mouthwash for mouth and throat ulcers and peptic ulcers. The roots were used in the Middle Ages for a sore throat.
Culinary
Root extract (halawa extract) is sometimes used as a flavoring in the Middle Eastern snack making called halva . Flowers and young leaves can be eaten, and are often added to salads or boiled and fried. The French version of the recipe, called pÃÆ' Â ¢ te de guimauve (or guimauve for short), including egg white meringue and often flavored with rose water. PÃÆ' Â ¢ te de guimauve more resembles controversial commercially available marshmallows, which no longer contain Althaea officinalis I pascunt olivae, I cichorea levesque malvae (" Like me, olives, endives, and mallows give sustenance ").
Chemistry
The chemical elements include altheahexacosanyl lactone ( n -hexacos-2-enyl-1,5-olide), 2? -hydroxycalamene (altheacalamene) and altheacoumarin glucoside (5,6-dihydroxycoumarin-5-dodecanoate-6? - D -glucopyranoside), along with known lauric acid phytoconstituents ,? -sitosterol and lanosterol.
See also
- Food starving
References
Further reading
Cavero, R (December 2, 2014). "Medicinal plants used for respiratory breathing in Navarra and their pharmacological validation". Journal of Ethnopharmacology . 158 (Part A): 216-220. doi: 10.1016/j.jep.2014.10.003. PMID 25311273 . Retrieved April 22 2015 .
External links
- The Connecticut Botanical Society: Althaea officinalis
- Plants For The Future: Althaea officinalis
- USDA Plant Profile: Althaea officinalis
- Botanical.com: Mallows include Althaea officinalis
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