Common mallow

Common mallow tea helps with inflammations of the mucus membranes, like: gastritis, inflammation of the bladder mucus, stomach and intestinal canal, oral cavity, gastric ulcer, intestinal ulcer (duodenal ulcer).

It is also recommended for pulmonary and bronchial catarrh, cough, hoarseness, throat inflammation, tonsillitis, dry mouth, pulmonary emphysema, malignant diseases of the throat.

Tea is made from leaves, stems and flowers (it is best to use fresh herb, but dry is also good).

Put 1 teaspoon of herbs in 1 cup of cold water. Leave during the night. In the morning warm it a bit and strain.

In case of malignant diseases of the throat drink 4 cups of tea, sip by sip during the day. Make another 6-8 cups of tea and use it for gargling. Tea used for drinking and gargling can be made and warmed together and put in aThermos bottle. During the night put warm compress on the affected area. Take dregs of tea warm it with little bit of water, add barley flour, mix it together. Put it on a linen cloth and while it's still warm on a the affected area.

Common mallow can be used externally for dry eyes (bath and compress with warm common mallow tea), face allergies (washing with warm tea), for curing wounds and ulcers on the swollen hands and feet when they are consequence of the broken or inflammed veins (bath for hands and feet), broken ankle (bath for feet).

Bath for hands and feet

Put 2 handfuls of common mallow in 5 l of cold water, leave over night. Next day heat it together. Temperature should be hot but not to hot, one thet you can stand.

Bath should last for 20 min, and it can be used again for 2 more times (warm it before use).

For swollen sore feet with wounds  with bath for feet use also fresh plantain (Plantago lanceolata) leaves. Wash the plantain and still wet leaves put on the wound.