Marshmallow
Marshmallow
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Marshmallow
Althaea officinalis
Perennial anchorMedicinalPerennial anchor
Ayurvedic Profile
Dosha Effect
Pacifies Pitta & Vata
Rasa / Taste
Sweet
Virya / Energy
Cooling
Medicinal Actions
Demulcent, anti-inflammatory; soothes and coats mucous membranes
Why This Plant
"The dissolving herb: it softens hard boundaries and coats irritated tissue, the 12th house's work made edible."
Cultivation
Perennial to Zone 3; moist soil, full to part sun; harvest root in fall of year two.
Zone: 6a
Safety
Generally very safe.
