BLUE MALLOW. Malva sylvestris. N.O. Malvaceae.
Synonym : Cheese Flower, Common Mallow, Mauls.
Habitat : Around hedges and roadsides.
Features : Several erect, hairy stems, two to three feet high. Leaf and flower stalks also hairy. Roundish leaf has five to seven lobes, middle one longest. Numerous flowers (June-September), large reddish-purple, clustered four or five together on axillary stalk.
Part used : Flowers, herb.
Action : Demulcent, mucilaginous, pectoral.
1 ounce to 1 pint infusion makes a popular cough and cold remedy.
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