MALVES (malva malva silvestris)

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	MALVES
	*malva malva silvestris*

Name
MALVES

Scientific Name
malva malva silvestris

MALVES

Other Names:

Alboheza, Malves

This plant, symbol of the calmness and the dulzura, already was used by the Greeks more ago than two millenia. Hipócrates recommended like emollient and laxative, properties that have been demonstrated, and that they follow effective at the present time.

Habitat: common in edges of the ways and humid fields of all Europe. Naturalized in the American continent, specially in the United States and Mexico.

Description: it plants biennial of the family of the Malváceas, 20 to 70 cms. of height, that calls the attention by its flowers of pink color purple with 5 petals.

Used parts: the flowers and the leaves.

Properties and indications: all the plant, and specially the flowers and the leaves, contains abundant mucílagos. The flowers have a hidrosoluble pigment of the type of the antocianinas. The mucílagos confer emollient and laxative properties to him. They act upholstering the mucous with a viscous layer, protecting them that the irritativos agents. The use of malva is indicated in the following cases:

Chronic constipation: it acts like a nonaggressive laxative, even in high doses, that lubricate the intestinal conduit. One specially recommends old children and.

Respiratory affections: it has expectorante and antitusígeno effect, reason why it is prescribed in colds, influenzas, bronchitis, irritativa or dry cough and in case of asthma.

Affections of the mucous and the skin: applied locally, aid to cure the faringitis, the vaginitis, the inflammations of the anus and rectum, eccemas, the acne, the furúnculos, and, in the superficial general, all irritations.

Use: in infusion or decocción of flowers and/or leaves, with 30 grams by liter of water, from which 3 are taken or 4 cups I warm up every day.

Externally, to the same infusion or concentrated decocción is applied but but; it is used in vaginal garglings, washings enemas and compresas that are applied on the zone of the affected skin.

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