Description
Description: The common mallow is frequently called "marsh mallow" by country people, but the true marsh mallow is distinguished from all the other mallows growing in Great Britain by the numerous divisions of the outer calyx (six to nine cleft), by the hoary down which thickly clothes the stems and foliage, and by the numerous panicles of blush-coloured flowers, paler than the common mallow. The roots are perennial,
Botanical Name: Althea officinalis
Common Names: Marsh-mallow, marsh mallow, common marshmallow
Medicinal Part: Root
INCI Name: Althea Officinalis Root
CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
Max % Ashes: 7.0
Max % Foreign Matters: 2.0
Max % Loss on Drying: 10.0