Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.11-03-2021

Cheeseweed

Plant

Family

Malvaceae

English

Cheeseweed, Alkali malva, Cheeseweed mallow, Egyptian mallow, Least mallow, Little mallow, Mallow, Marshmallow, Small-flowered mallow, Small-flowered marshmallow, Smallflower mallow

Latin

Malva parviflora L., Malva microcarpa Pers., Malva parviflora

Plantparts

Aerial part, Blossom, foliage, Seeds, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Acute coryza, Acute viral nasopharyngitis, alleviating, Anti-Bronchitic, Anti-dandruff, Anti-edemic, Anti-flu, Anti-gonorrhea, antiinfective, Antiinflammatory, antiinflammatory agent, Antiulcer, Assist healing of wounds, Bronchial catarrh, Bronchitis, Bronquite, Calmative, Calming of nerves, care of the skin, Cephalagia, Cephalalgia, chill, Chills, clap, Cold, colds, common cold, Communicable disease, conjunctivitis, conjunctvitis, Constipation, Costive, Costiveness, cough, Coughing, Coughs, Dandruff, Demulcent, Dental Analgesic, Dental pain, diseases of the respiratory tract, disorders in the respiratory passages, diuretic, dropsy, Dyschezia, Dyssynergic defaecation, edema, emollient, Emollients, expectorant, Expellant of phlegm, eye infections, eye inflammation, Febrile response, Fever, feverish condition, Fevers, Flu, fluid accumulation, General infection, General inflammation, General inflammations, Gonorrhea, gonorrhoea, Good for skin, Gripe, Grippe, headache, Headaches, Head colds, head pains, healing, healing cuts, Healing wounds, heal wounds, Hydropsy, Infection, infection in general, infections, infections in general, Infectious disease, Infectious diseases, inflamed eyes, Inflammation, inflammation in general, inflammation of the eyes, inflammation of the lungs, inflammations, Inflammations in general, Influenza, Lung inflammation, mitigating, Moisturizers, Mucolytic agent, oedema, Ophthalmia, palliative, Pectoral, Perfect skin, pneumonia, pneumonitis, promotes healing of wounds, Pyrexia, relaxes the nervous system, Respiratory affections, Respiratory ailments, respiratory complaints, Respiratory disease, Respiratory diseases, respiratory disorders, respiratory illness, sedative, septic opthalmitis, Skin-care, skin tonic, soothe, soothes headaches, soothes nerves, Soothing, Sore and inflamed eyes, Sore eyes, the flue, throat infection, Toothache, Tranquilizer, Tranquilliser, tranquillizer, Transmissible disease, Ulcerous sores, ulcers, Used in the treatment of cough, Vulnerary, wound healing, Wound repair, Wounds healing

Women's diseases

Lactation

Other uses

colouring, Dye, Dyeing, hair preparations, Used to dye different types of fibres

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical used by Ribeirinhos in the North Araguaia microregion, Mato Grosso, Brazil, Phytomedical used in La Paz and El Alto, Bolivia, Phytomedical used in Sarban Hills, Abbotabad, KP, Pakistan, Phytomedical used in the south of Kerman, Iran, Phytomedical use in Brazil

Ingredients

 ascorbic acid, ash, Calcium, Carbohydrates, Carotene, fat, Fibres, iron, Niacin, Nitrogen, phosphorus, protein, unsaturated fatty acids, Vegetable oil, Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, water

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn3673

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