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Marshmallow
Althaea officinalis
A velvety marsh mallow whose root and leaf soothe raw mucosa.
Flavor
Mild, sweet-vegetal, and distinctly slippery — almost no bitterness.
Symptoms
cough, sore throat, indigestion, irritable skin
Against
May slow absorption of medicines taken at the same moment
Days to harvest
Leaf 80–100 days; root ~500 days (second autumn)
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