MARSH MALLOW ROOT

MARSH MALLOW ROOT / Althea officinalis / Europe. * One of the most beneficial herbs. Actions: Demulcent & Emollient properties are used in Cough Medicines and it is a Mild Diuretic. Product: Leaves & Roots - Emollient & Healing. Cultivation: A strong growing herb with a pronounced affinity for watery places. Externally: used as an ingredient in Cleansers, Lotions & Soaps as it is specific for fine Skin with insufficient surface Oils. Tea / Syrup: used Internally.

Used to Treat: Amenorrhoea: as it contains 4 % Betaine, a Phytoestrogen & Emmenagogue also found in Beets, Carrots, Chard, Chicory, Oats, Oranges & Yarrow. Use with Yarrow as a Tea or steamed Beets, Carrots & Chard as a Vegetable dish. Bladder Infections: a cold water Infusion can be used to soothe the burning by soaking 4 teaspoons of the dried herb in a quart of cold water overnight and sip the resulting Tea throughout the day. Alimentary Canal Conditions: to soothe. Bloat: Bronchitis: used to loosen. Colds & Flu: Cough: used to loosen. Colitis - Ulcerative: with the Root. Crohn's Disease: Cystitis: with a Tincture as it is a Mild Diuretic. Diabetes: Eczema: with the Root as an Ointment. Gastritis: with a Tincture. Gastrointestinal Tract - Irritation: Internally with a Tea or Syrup made from the Root. Gut Ulceration: with the Root. Gut - Inflammation: with the Root. Intestine - Small: as a Tincture to soothe Inflammation. Mouth - Wash: with the Root - topically. Respiratory Tract Conditions: Skin Conditions - Inflamed - Sensitive: to soothe. Spasmodic Colic: Stomach - Inflammation - Upset: Internally with a Root Tea, Syrup or Tincture. Throat - Sore: as a Mouth Wash with the Root - topically. Ulcers: Mix equal parts of the Root of the dried herb with Slippery Elm Powder & Liquorice and take 2 Capsules of this mixture just before meals 3 times a day. Ensure that you have a well - balanced diet, low in Red Meat & Spices with larger portions of Vegetables and Whole Grains. Ulcer - Peptic: with a Tincture. Urinary Tract - Inflammation: with a Tincture as it is a M Urinary Stones: with a Tincture as it is a MWind: Wounds:

Horses: Used for treating Bloat: Digestive System Conditions: Gut - Ulceration: Gut - Inflammation: Gut - Irritation: Wind: the high Mucilage soothes the Irritation encouraging healing. Spasmodic Colic: Powdered Marsh Mallow Root used. Marsh Mallow combined with Meadowsweet in the dried form can be added to the feed. A large handful of each herb twice daily for an Adult horse (450kg.) Extract mixtures provide a quicker result!

MATE / Ilex paraguayensis. Used to Treat: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome:

MAYWEED / Dog Fennel / Anthemis cotula / Europe. Actions: Anti - Spasmodic with special Tonic qualities. Cultivation: A low growing herb that is a common weed. Product: the Leaves. Used to Treat: Migraine: Specific.

MEADOW LILY / Madonna Lily / Lilium candidum / Europe. Cultivation: A garden Lily. Product: the Leaves. Used to Treat: Sores: Externally. Ulcers: Externally. Women's Conditions: Specific.

MEADOWSWEET / Spiraea ulmaria / Britain. Actions: Aromatic used as a flavouring for non - alcoholic drinks and Diuretic. Cultivation: A small common herb with tiny yellow flowers. Product: the Leaves & Stem.

MEADOWSWEET / Filipendula / Spiraea ulmaria - Rosaceae / Britain. N.B: Do not use if Pregnant or Breast Feeding. Main Use: An important herb to treat Digestive System Conditions, cleansing properties and sweet light scent. Actions: Antacid, Antemetic, Gentle Astringent, Anti - Inflammatory, Anti - Rheumatic, Soothing & Slightly Sedative effect. Constituents: Citric Acid, Essential Oil with Salicylic Acid Compounds - Spiraeine & Gaultherin, Salicylic Acid & Tannin. Cultivation: Easy to grow by planting the Seed in Spring or divide in Spring or Autumn and plant in Humus rich moist soil in semi - shade. Lift and divide every 2 - 3 years. (May take several years to flower.) Fully opened Leaves & Flowers should be picked at the time of flowering. Product: the whole herb above the ground - the Aerial parts - Flowers & Leaves and dry gently below 40 degrees. Internally: as a strong Decoction or Tea. Tea: Pour 1 cup of boiling water onto 1 - 2 teaspoons of the dried herb and Infuse for 10 - 15 minutes and drink 3 times a day or as required. Tincture: Take 1 - 4ml 3 times a day.

Used to Treat: Acidity - Excess: Bath: 5 parts of the herb to 2 parts of Lime Flowers and 1 part Pelargonium - Scented Geranium Leaves and put in a muslin or cheesecloth bag and suspend on a string beneath the hot water tap and allow the water to run through it and extract the properties. Later rub the bag briskly over the Body like a sponge, while squeezing the Juices from the herbs. Or simmer equal parts of the Meadowsweet Flowers, fine Oatmeal & Bran in a large pan of water covered with a tight lid for an hour and remove from the heat and allow it to cool slightly before straining. Colds: Diarrhoea: in Children for quick relief due to it's Gentle Astringency. Digestive Tract: protects and soothes the Mucous Membranes reducing Acidity and easing Nausea. Fever: to reduce. Flu: Gastrointestinal Tract - Gastritis: as a strong Decoction or Tea it is healing and soothing. Gut - Inflammation: Heart - Burn: Hyperacidity: has a positive effect. Infection: originally used to prevent by Inhalation. Joint - Pain: Muscle - Pain: Rheumatism - Pain: used to reduce in the Joints & Muscles due to its Aspirin - like properties. Stomach - Ulcers: Tinnitus: Ulcers - Peptic: Urinary Tract - Infections: to relieve. Dosage: 2gm of the Dried Leaves & Flowers up to 3 times a day.

MELIOT / Melilotus officinalis. Used to Treat: Cuts: Wounds:

MEZEREON / Spurge Laurel / Daphne mesereum / Europe. Actions: Stimulant. Cultivation: A strong, crowded shrub. Products: the Bark & Root. Used to Treat: Rheumatism: as an effective Stimulant.

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