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Marsh Mallow (Althaea
officinalis)
Its common names are wymorte,
mortification root, sweat weed and althea.
Marsh mallow is found in
almost all tropical and subtropical parts of the world and almost all tropical
parts of the United States. It was once eaten as a food. The Romans regarded it
as a vegetable dish.
The plant is four to five
feet tall. The roots are used to soothe inflammations and irritations of the
urinary systems. It is sweet and cool.
Marsh mallow contains
convallarin, starch, mucilage, pectin, oil, sugar, asparagin, and phosphate of
lime, cellulose and glutinous matter.
Marsh mallow is a tonic,
demulcent, diuretic and emollient. It is also mucilaginous. It is used to treat
for chronic wasting and consumptive diseases, tuberculosis, diabetes, and dry
cough.
As a poultice it’s good
for sore or inflamed areas: it soothes and lubricates. An infusion is good for
lung troubles, hoarseness, catarrh, dysentery and diarrhea. The tea is also
good to bathe sore eyes. It’s valuable in all kidney diseases and pneumonia. It
is an important herb for promoting the healing of broken bones.
Milkweed
(Asclepias syriaca)
Its common names are
common milkweed, cottonweed, common silkweed, silky swallowwort, Virginia silk
and swallowwort.
Both native Americans and
western pioneers used this herb. The Appalachian tribes brewed a tea from
leaves; the Shoshones pressed it in the hand until it was firm, and then chewed
it like a gum; the Rap-pahannocks used it to cure ringworm and rubbed it on
affected parts.
During World War II the
Department of Agriculture experimented to see if milkweed could take the place
of kapok, used in flotation devices: experiments were conducted to see if the
sap could be used as a substitute for rubber.
Milkweed gives the
strength of ego necessary to stop dependency on food drugs, or alcohol.
Milkweed contains a
crystalline substance called asclepione, allied closely to lac tucone, as well
as fatty matter of a waxlike character, caoutchouc, gum, sugar, salts of acetic
acid and other salts.
Milkweed is an emetic,
diuretic and purgative. It is useful for kidney problems, water retention,
dropsy, gallstones, and asthma and stomach ailments. Milkweed juice may be used
externally on warts. An infusion of rootstock may produce temporary sterility.
Note:
Milkweed is poisonous in large quantities.
Mullein
(Verbascum Thapsus)
Its common names are
Aaron’s rod, candlewick, blanketleaf, feltwort, flannel flower, great mullein,
Jacob’s staff, hedgetaper, shepherd’s club, velvet dock, mullein dock and
velvet plant.
This herb was introduced
from Europe and is now common in the United States. The Navajos combined it
with ordinary tobacco to help mental disorders. Others used smoke from the herb
for curing pulmonary troubles.
All parts of the plant are
used i.e. leaf, flower, and roots. It is used for bronchial disorders and
inhibits certain bacteria.
It gives strong sense of
conscience and truthfulness.
Mullein leaves contain
mucilage and gum as well as two resins-one soluble in ether, the other not. The
flowers contain rum, resin, fatty matter, a glucoside, acrid fatty matter, free
acid, phosphoric acid, uncrystallizable sugar, mineral salts, some potassium
and lime and yellow volatile oil.
Mullein is a demulcent,
emollient, astringent, expectorant and vulnerary. The flowers are specifically
sedative and inflammatory.
Mullein tea from the
leaves is a good remedy for hoarseness, bronchitis, coughs, bronchial catarrh
and whooping cough. The tea is also used for gastrointestinal catarrh and
cramping in the digestive tract. Tea made from flowers relieves pain and
induces sleep. The tea or fomentation of leaves boiled or steeped in hot
vinegar and water may be used externally for inflammations or painful skin
conditions.
For respiratory problems
or nasal congestion a person may breathe a vapour from hot water with a handful
of leaves added. A poultice can be used for wounds and sores.
It is also good for
bleeding from the lungs or from the gastrointestinal tract.
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