Althaea officinalis, common marshmallow - magic-plants ethnobotany

Althaea officinalis, common marshmallow

Botanical names: Althaea officinalis, Althaea officinalis var. obtusifolia, Althaea taurinensis, Althaea micrantha, Althaea kragujevacensis, Althaea balearica, Malva officinalis, Malva maritima, Malva althaea, Althaea vulgaris, Althaea sublobata		Malvaceae
Common names English: marshmallow, marsh mallow Spanish: malvavisco, bismalva, hierba cañamera French: guimauve officinale, guimauve sauvage, mauve blanche German: Echter Eibisch, Arznei-Eibisch
Active constituents: altheahexacosanyl lactone, 2β-hydroxycalamene, altheacoumarin glucoside

Althaea officinalis, common marshmallow

illustration from Koehler's medicinal plants

marshmallow root