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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
In favor
Very gentle
Against
May slow absorption of medicines taken at the same moment
Grow lab
Yes
Days to harvest
Leaf 80–100 days; root ~500 days (second autumn)