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Marshmallow
Common Name | Marshmallow |
Genus / Species | Althaea officinalis |
Part Used | Root, leaf |
Energetics | Sweet, bitter, cool |
Meridians | Lung, stomach, kidney |
Active Constituents | Starch Mucilage Pectin Flavonoids Phenolic acids Sucrose Asparagine |
Medicinal Uses | Demulcent Expectorant Emollient Immune tonic |