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Grows in salt marshes, damp meadows, and on banks of tidal rivers and seas. Native to Russia, eastern Mediterranean, Europe and western Asia. Naturalized to North America along the eastern seaboard.
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What are the common names of the marsh mallow plant?
Mallards, mauls, sweetweed, Schloss tea, and mortification root.
What is botanical name for marsh mallow?
The botanical name for marsh mallow is Althaea officinalis.
What are the drug interactions associated with taking marsh mallow?
Marsh mallow may slow the absorption of other drugs when taken simultaneously.
What parts of the marsh mallow plant are used for medicinal purposes?
The whole plant is used medicinally. The leaves and flowers are picked when the flowers are blooming. The roots are harvested in the fall, but the plant must be two years old before the root is harvested.
Where was the marshmallow invented?
http://faqs.org/faqs/food/candy/peeps/preamble.html "Marshmallow candy dates back to ancient Egypt where it was a honey-based candy flavored and thickened with the sap of the root of the Marsh-Mallow plant (althea officinalis). Marsh-Mallow grows in salt marshes and on banks near large bodies of water. It is common in the eastern United States. Until the mid 1800's, marshmallow candy was made using the sap of the Marsh-Mallow plant. Gelatin replaces the sap in the modern recipes."
What are the physical characteristics of marsh mallow?
The plant stems grow to a height of 3-4 ft (1-1.3 m) and have round, velvety leaves that are 2-3 in (5-7.5 cm) long. Pale pink or white flowers bloom around August, and the roots are thick and long.
What are the precautions associated with using marsh mallow?
Caution should be used by diabetics as high doses of marsh mallow may lower blood sugar. Children and infants may take the herb in low doses.
Is the mallow plant toxic?
A mallow plant is a plant that is widespread in dry grassy places throughout Europe, the British Isles, and North Africa. The flowers bloom between June and September. There are thousands of these species around the world
Why does marshmallow leaf get you high when smoked?
can marsh mallow leavs get u high
What are the side effects associated with using marsh mallow?
There are no known side effects.
How did the ancient egyptians make marshmallows different from the way we make them today?
Marshmallow candy dates back to ancient Egypt where it was a honey-based candy flavored and thickened with the sap of the root of the Marsh-Mallow plant (althea officinalis). Marsh-Mallow grows in salt marshes and on banks near large bodies of water. It is common in the eastern United States.
How do make Egyptian marshmallows?
"Marshmallow candy dates back to ancient Egypt where it was a honey-based candy flavored and thickened with the sap of the root of the Marsh-Mallow plant (althea officinalis). Marsh-Mallow grows in salt marshes and on banks near large bodies of water. It is common in the eastern United States. Until the mid 1800's, marshmallow candy was made using the sap of the Marsh-Mallow plant. Gelatin replaces the sap in the modern recipes." Today's marshmallows are a mixture of corn syrup or sugar, gelatin, gum arabic and flavoring.
