Malva sylvestris

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.

Uses

Asthma, Bronchitis, Coughing, Throat infections, Emphysema.

Parts Used

Leaves, Flower.

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.

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

Tree

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

Mode of Propagation

Seeds.

Commonly seen growing in areas

Subtropical area.

External Links

• [ Malva sylvestris]