if we eat it, it is injurious to health or not?
2006-09-22 20:48:48 · 12 answers · asked by thedeadman_pb 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ First Aid
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2006-09-22 20:51:00 · answer #1 · answered by Derek 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Marsh Mallow is a plant- ---
Parts Used---Leaves, root, flowers.
---Habitat---Marsh Mallow is a native of most countries of Europe, from Denmark southward. It grows in salt marshes, in damp meadows, by the sides of ditches, by the sea and on the banks of tidal rivers.
The whole plant, particularly the root, abounds with a mild mucilage, which is emollient to a much greater degree than the common Mallow. The generic name, Althaea, is derived from the Greek, altho (to cure), from its healing properties. The name of the order, Malvaceae, is derived from the Greek, malake (soft), from the special qualities of the Mallows in softening and healing.
Most of the Mallows have been used as food, and are mentioned by early classic writers in this connexion. Mallow was an esculent vegetable among the Romans, a dish of Marsh Mallow was one of their delicacies.
The Chinese use some sort of Mallow in their food, and Prosper Alpinus stated (in 1592) that a plant of the Mallow kind was eaten by the Egyptians. Many of the poorer inhabitants of Syria, especially the Fellahs, Greeks and Armenians, subsist for weeks on herbs, of which Marsh Mallow is one of the most common. When boiled first and fried with onions and butter, the roots are said to form a palatable dish, and in times of scarcity consequent upon the failure of the crops, this plant, which fortunately grows there in great abundance, is much collected for food.
2006-09-23 03:54:51 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
marsh mallow is the mallow plant which is a kind of wild Hollyhock with edible seeds. BTW everybody seems to make the same mistake in pronouncing it mellow but its really mallow
Its a weed that grows in scrubbly ground and it has mauve flowers up the stem oh and it is NOT poisonous . We used to pick the large seeds and eat them in school and church
2006-09-23 04:00:11 · answer #3 · answered by virginia o 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Marshmallows are a popular component in herbal remedies used in western herbal tradition. The use of marshmallows are used in expectoration of mucus and phlegm. Additionally, it is also used in soothing and relaxing the bronchial tubes, making it ideal for treating lung ailments. Marshmallow is generally used for medicinal benefits by consuming herbal tea infused with cut or powdered marshmallow roots, or by taking concentrated marshmallow liquid herbal extract if respiratory congestion is particularly severe.
2006-09-23 04:07:46 · answer #4 · answered by thalterman 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A marshmallow is primarily made of sugar. They taste good and if you only eat a few it's not going to kill you. Of course if you eat a lot every day, they would make you fat and rot your teeth (just like eating anything else with sugar in it).
2006-09-23 03:52:55 · answer #5 · answered by Kleineganz 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it`s just a sort of candy,something between jujubes and jelly.it`s sweet,chewy and mostly coloured.
it`s as unhealthy/healthy(your choice) as chocolate!
2006-09-23 04:04:09 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
won't hurt you as long as you put them on a long stick and roast em over fire outdoors. yummmmmmmmmy
2006-09-23 20:38:54 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
lol no why would it hurt u? its just a gelatinous substance that melts in your mouth.
2006-09-23 03:53:30 · answer #8 · answered by gr33n_3y3d_grrl 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
a fruit
2006-09-23 03:50:41 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
its a type of candy
2006-09-25 05:06:14 · answer #10 · answered by traveller 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋