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Malva sylvestris
Malva sylvestris is a species of the mallow genus Malva in the family of Malvaceae and is considered to be the type species for the genus.
Contents
- 1 Uses
- 2 Parts Used
- 3 Chemical Composition
- 4 Common names
- 5 Properties
- 6 Habit
- 7 Identification
- 8 List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- 9 Where to get the saplings
- 10 Mode of Propagation
- 11 How to plant/cultivate
- 12 Commonly seen growing in areas
- 13 Photo Gallery
- 14 References
- 15 External Links
Uses
Asthma, Bronchitis, Coughing, Throat infections, Emphysema.
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
Mucilages are one of the major components responsible for the therapeutic effects of Malva, mainly due to their anticomplementary and cough suppression activities. The mucilages consist mainly of glucuronic acid, galacturonic acid, rhamnose, galactose, fructose, glucose and sucrose.[1]
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | |
| Hindi | |
| Malayalam | |
| Tamil | |
| Telugu | |
| Marathi | NA |
| Gujarathi | NA |
| Punjabi | NA |
| Kashmiri | NA |
| Sanskrit | |
| English | Paradise Apple, Common Apple, Apple Tree |
Properties
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
Dravya
Rasa
Guna
Veerya
Vipaka
Karma
Prabhava
Habit
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| Simple | Elliptic, oblong, obovate | The leaf blade is simple (i.e., lobed or unlobed but not separated into leaflets) |
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unisexual | 1-4cm long | petals white or pink | 5 | The flowers, in sessile or short-peduncled cymes, Spoon-shaped, fringed petals |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| simple | The fruits are circular and fleshy | many | {{{6}}} |
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
Commonly seen growing in areas
Photo Gallery
References
External Links
- [ Malva sylvestris]
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Asthma
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Bronchitis
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Coughing
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Throat infections
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Emphysema
- Herbs with Leaves used in medicine
- Herbs with Flower used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - Tree
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Subtropical area
- Herbs
