MARSHMALLOW, AN EXCELLENT NATURAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY

The marshmallow plant has anti-inflammatory properties and solves some pain

I don't mean marshmallows , clouds , marshmalows or hams , which we see strung over the fires in teenagers' movies . But to the Marshmallow plant . One with exceptional anti-inflammatory properties .

It seems that it was in Ancient Greece, when they discovered that the marshmallow reduced inflammation and some pain . The Egyptians also combined their juice with honey.

Marshmallow as a natural anti-inflammatory

This large plant, scientific name Altahea officinalis , and pale pink flowers, has medicinal properties .

The plant itself is rich in mucilage ; a soluble and viscous fiber, and in the root we also find arabin , pectin , flavonoids and phenolic acids .

Due to its emollient or softening properties , it softens and deflates the mucous membranes. This is the main reason that the greatest virtue of marshmallow is that it protects and repairs respiratory mucous membranes .

It also has an expectorant and anti-inflammatory effect , so it helps to control the cough and clear the respiratory passages during colds, flu, bronchitis ...

MARSHMALLOW ACTS AS A NATURAL STOMACH PROTECTOR

Its softening and de-inflammatory properties, make this plant suitable for the treatment of urinary infections and cystitis . The marshmallow plant acts by helping to deflate the bladder and contributes to disinfecting it.

Be careful if you combine it with any medication! Because it can modify its effect. Consult your doctor before taking it as therapy.

Do not think that this plant has exclusivity in terms of its properties, others such as Rusco or Sage , also have anti-inflammatory effects.

The passage of medicinal marshmallow to sweet marshmallow

As I said, the Egyptians already took it with honey, but it was the French who mixed the juice of its root with sugar and eggs . Of course, the appearance of that time had nothing to do with modern marshmallows .

With the success and boom of its consumption, there was no choice but to modify the original recipe , with another that replaced the marshmallow with jellies. What was the reason? Well, the processing of marshmallow extract was very slow and complex for the time.