Marshmallow Root

Althaea officinalis L.

Althaea officinalis (marshmallow) is a plant commonly known as marshmallow mallow. It can grow up to 4 feet tall and 2.5 feet wide, but can sometimes reach 6 feet tall and 4 feet wide. Marshmallow used for medicinal purposes for over 2,000 years.

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Tea, Extract, Tincture, Decoction

Class 1. Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages. Commission E reports absorption of other drugs taken simultaneously may be delayed

Duke, J. A. 1985. CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs. Boca Raton, Florida, CRC Press, Inc.